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Bahama Woodstar

Calliphlox evelynaeOrder: APODIFORMES Family: Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Codes: Common Name: BAWO Scientific Name: CALEVE ITIS Taxonomic No.: 178080
Least Concern
 
Bahama Woodstar Breeding Male
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Overview

Bahama Woodstar: Medium hummingbird, iridescent green upperparts, violet-pink throat, partial white collar, and mixed buff- and olive-green underparts; may have pink-tinged forehead. Forked tail is black with orange-brown center. Bill is slightly decurved. Direct and hovering flight.

Range and Habitat

Bahama Woodstar: Endemic and common in the Bahamas; very rare, but perhaps overlooked visitor to south Florida. Inhabits areas of scrubby and low-growth vegetation; also found around gardens in south Florida.

Topo Map: Hummingbird-like Body


Voice Text

"tit, titit, tit, tit, titit"

Interesting Facts

 The Bahama Woodstar nests all year round and does not migrate.

 Tails on male birds are deeply forked, females are much more rounded.

 A group of hummingbirds has many collective nouns, including a “bouquet", "glittering", "hover", "shimmer", and "tune” of hummingbirds.


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Author

Gary Owen Dick

Artist

Samira Belous

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Range Map for Bahama Woodstar

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Family Hummingbird (Trochilidae)_blue
Species Calliphlox evelynae
Length3 - 4 Inches
Wingspan4.5 Inches

Bahama Woodstar

Bahama Woodstar: Medium hummingbird, iridescent green upperparts, violet-pink throat, partial white collar, and mixed buff- and olive-green underparts; may have pink-tinged forehead. Forked tail is black with orange-brown center. Bill is slightly decurved. Direct and hovering flight.

● Song: "tit, titit, tit, tit, titit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bahama Woodstar: Feeds on flower nectar in gardens and low scrub. Aggressively defends feeding areas from other hummingbirds.

● Breeding & nesting: Bahama Woodstar: Two white eggs are laid in a nest made of plant down and covered outside with bits of bark and cobwebs, built 2 to12 feet above the ground in a bush or tree. Incubation ranges from 15 to 18 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Bahama Woodstar: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Direct and hovering flight with very rapid wing beats.
Bahama Woodstar Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Bahama Woodstar: Endemic and common in the Bahamas; very rare, but perhaps overlooked visitor to south Florida. Inhabits areas of scrubby and low-growth vegetation; also found around gardens in south Florida.
BreedingSolitary nester, Promiscuous
PopulationRare to casual
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.2 Ounces
Hummingbird-like BodyX
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
CollarX
Similar to the upper part of the human neck, located at the back of the crown.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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Parts of a Standing birdX
Head Feathers and MarkingsX
Parts of a Flying birdX