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Bahama Woodstar

Calliphlox evelynaeOrder: APODIFORMESFamily: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Bahama Woodstar Breeding Male Portrait
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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 Hummingbird (Trochilidae)_blue
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