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Little woodstar
The
little woodstar
,
colibri
bourdon
,
colibrí
abejorro
, or
estrellita
chica
is a
species
of
hummingbird
in the family
Trochilidae
. It is found in
Colombia
,
Ecuador
and
Peru
.
Its
natural
habitats
are
subtropical or tropical dry forest
,
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
, and
subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
. It is
vulnerable
to
habitat loss
. At, it
measures
longer
than the closely related
gorgeted woodstar
and the
short-tailed woodstar
.
The typical
weight
of this species is 2.2 grams,
marginally
heavier than several
relatives
such as the
bee hummingbird
and the
vervain hummingbird
.