Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Gorgeted Woodstar

Gorgeted Woodstar Chaetocercus heliodor

Described by: Bourcier (1840)
Alternate common name(s): Hartert's Woodstar, Heliodor Hummingbird, Decorated Woodstar, Gould's Woodstar
Old scientific name(s): Acestrura heliodor, Acestrura harterti

Photographs

Guango Lodge, Ecuador - Jun 27, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  near Papallacta, Ecuador - Jun, 2005 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Nw. South America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Colombia, w. Venezuela and nw. Ecuador.
(2) Ne. Ecuador.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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