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Bahama Woodstar

Calliphlox evelynaeOrder: APODIFORMESFamily: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Bahama Woodstar Breeding Male Portrait
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Berylline Hummingbird

General

Bahama Woodstar: Medium-sized hummingbird with iridescent green upperparts, violet-pink throat, partial white collar, and mixed buff- and olive-green underparts; may have pink-tinged forehead. Forked tail is black with orange-brown center. Bill is slightly decurved. Female is duller with pale gray throat, and orange-brown belly and outer tail feathers.

Range and Habitat

Bahama Woodstar: Endemic and common in the Bahamas; very rare, but perhaps overlooked visitor to south Florida. Inhabits areas of scrubby and low-growth vegetation; also found around gardens in south Florida.

Voice Text

"tit, titit, tit, tit, titit"

Interesting Facts

  • The Bahama Woodstar nests all year round and does not migrate.
  • Tails on male birds are deeply forked, females are much more rounded.
  • A group of hummingbirds has many collective nouns, including a “bouquet", "glittering", "hover", "shimmer", and "tune” of hummingbirds.


Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family
Species Calliphlox evelynae
Length3 - 4 Inches
Wingspan4.5 Inches

Bahama Woodstar

Bahama Woodstar: Medium hummingbird, iridescent green upperparts, violet-pink throat, partial white collar, and mixed buff- and olive-green underparts; may have pink-tinged forehead. Forked tail is black with orange-brown center. Bill is slightly decurved. Direct and hovering flight.

● Song: "tit, titit, tit, tit, titit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bahama Woodstar: Feeds on flower nectar in gardens and low scrub. Aggressively defends feeding areas from other hummingbirds.

● Breeding & nesting: Bahama Woodstar: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of plant down and covered outside with bits of bark and cobwebs, built 2 to12 feet above the ground in a bush or tree. Incubation ranges from 15 to 18 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Bahama Woodstar: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.
Bahama Woodstar Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Bahama Woodstar: Endemic and common in the Bahamas; very rare, but perhaps overlooked visitor to south Florida. Inhabits areas of scrubby and low-growth vegetation; also found around gardens in south Florida.
BreedingSolitary nester, Promiscuous
PopulationRare to casual
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.2 Ounces