Biology:Esmeraldas woodstar
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Short description: Species of bird
Esmeraldas woodstar | |
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Male Esmeraldas woodstar feeding on Kohleria spicata at Ayampe. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Chaetocercus |
Species: | C. berlepschi
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Binomial name | |
Chaetocercus berlepschi Simon, 1889
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Synonyms | |
Acestrura berlepschi (Simon, 1889) |
The Esmeraldas woodstar (Chaetocercus berlepschi) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Ecuador.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[3] Researchers recently found Esmeraldas woodstars at eleven new localities and collected the first female specimens of the species.[4]
References
- ↑ Ridgely, R. S. and P. J. Greenfield. 2001. The birds of Ecuador. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, USA.
- ↑ Ágreda, A. E. 2007. Feeding ecology and conservation of Esmeraldas Woodstar Chaetocercus berlepschi in the Chongón-Colonche Hills, western Ecuador. Cotinga 27:38–41.
- ↑ BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Chaetocercus berlepschi. BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kingdom. www.birdlife.org/datazone/
- ↑ Harris, J. B. C., A. Agreda, M. E. Juiña, and B. P. Freymann. 2009. Distribution, plumage, and conservation status of the endemic Esmeraldas Woodstar (Chaetocercus berlepschi) of western Ecuador. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:227-239. [1]
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1269742 entry