White-bellied woodstar

The white-bellied woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

White-bellied woodstar
Male in NE Ecuador
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chaetocercus
Species:
C. mulsant
Binomial name
Chaetocercus mulsant
Bourcier, 1842
Synonyms

Acestrura mulsant

It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chaetocercus mulsant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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