Magenta-throated Woodstar (Philodice bryantae) [XC168740]
by id from Monteverde Hummingbird Gallery, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call, wing noise)
Magenta-throated Woodstar (Philodice bryantae) [XC168739]
by Andrew Spencer from Monteverde Hummingbird Gallery, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call, wing noise)
Subspecies
Often separated with Purple-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii), and sometimes Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae), in genus Philodice. In the past, occasionally placed with Bahama Woodstar (Nesophlox evelynae) in Nesophlox.