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Purple-throated woodstar in flight - head closeup, Tatama National Park, Colombia -
Purple-throated woodstar in flight from front, Tatama National Park, Colombia -
Purple-throated woodstar display, Tatama National Park, Colombia -
Purple-throated woodstar in flight, Tatama National Park, Colombia -
Purple-throated woodstar, Alabi Reserve, Ecuador -
Purple-throated woodstar in flight - closeup, Tatama National Park, Colombia -
Purple-throated woodstar landing, Tatama National Park, Colombia -
Purple-throated woodstar perched, Tatama National Park, Colombia
Purple-throated woodstar
Calliphlox mitchellii
The purple-throated woodstar is a species of hummingbird, and it is one of the four Calliphlox species, the woodstars. The species is found in Colombia and Ecuador, and a minor localized population in Panama, 600 km from its main species distribution.