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 NR    Bahama Woodstar* Id (Atlas):
    Nesophlox evelynae Endemic

Description (10)
Image of Bahama Woodstar
 

Other Scientific Names
Philodice evelynae [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8.50 - 9.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest, urban areas, rural gardens.

Range (Guide)
Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae) [XC331607]
     by id from The Y, South Abaco, Bahamas (call)

 
Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae) [XC48499]
     by Andrew Spencer from Eleuthera Island, Bahamas (pair interacion in flight)

Subspecies
Sometimes separated, along with Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae) and Purple-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii), in genus Philodice. In the past separated in Nesophlox, alone or occasionally with Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae).

Proposed subspecies salita, from Caicos Is, inseparable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • evelynae (Bourcier, 1847)   -  Bahamas (except Inagua).
  • lyrura (Gould, 1869)   -  Inagua. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Lyre-tailed Hummingbird (Nesophlox lyrura).



References
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Files:
JPG files for Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae) - 10 files


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