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Bahamas Woodstar Hummingbird

Calliphlox evelynae

Photo by James McNair
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Field Notes

Description:

The Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) is a medium-sized hummingbird that is commonly found - as is suggested by its name - on the Bahama Islands (an island group situated in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the United States).
Even though this is a mostly non-migratory bird, it has been seen as a vagrant in southeastern Florida in the United States.

The Bahama Woodstar grows about 3 to 5 inches (7.6 - 12.7 cm) in length. Its bill is slightly curved. The plumage is green above with mixed olive-buff underparts.
The male has a reddish-pink throat lined by a white collar during breeding season. After breeding season is over, he loses the colorful throat, which then turns a pale grey color (known as "eclipse plumage").
The female has a much duller plumage. She has a rounded tail - while the male's tail is deeply forked.

Habitat:

Bahamas Islands in and around nectar bearing trees and plants

Notes:

Lifer for me. Male eclipse plumage

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PublishedApril 25, 2016

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