Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Text last updated September 6, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | colibrí magenta |
Croatian | pjegavotrbi kolibrić |
Czech | kalypta běloskvrnná |
Dutch | Costaricaanse boself |
English | Magenta-throated Woodstar |
English (United States) | Magenta-throated Woodstar |
Finnish | costaricanhankokolibri |
French | Colibri magenta |
French (Canada) | Colibri magenta |
German | Violettkehl-Sternkolibri |
Icelandic | Skógarbríi |
Japanese | コスタリカハチドリ |
Norwegian | magentakolibri |
Polish | koliberek kostarykański |
Russian | Фиолетовогорлый эльф |
Serbian | Magentogrla šumska zvezda |
Slovak | čmeľovec fuksínový |
Spanish | Colibrí Magenta |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Colibrí Estrellita Gorgimorada |
Spanish (Panama) | Estrella Gorguimorada |
Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí magenta |
Swedish | magentaskogsjuvel |
Turkish | Macenta Ormanyıldızı |
Ukrainian | Колібрі-аметист гірський |
Philodice bryantae (Lawrence, 1867)
Definitions
- PHILODICE
- bryantae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Introduction
Found only in southern Central America, the Magenta-throated Woodstar occurs from northern Costa Rica to western Panama, and is largely restricted to the Pacific slope of the isthmus. Its plumage is generally very similar to the geographically distant Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae), and these two species are, in older literature, sometimes placed in their own genus, Nesophlox. Both sexes of the Magenta-throated Woodstar have the green upperparts spangled with rufous, with the male having a glittering purple gorget and a long tail (both lacking in females). Both sexes possess a white collar on the front of the neck, although this is much more striking in males, and otherwise are green with rufous and white spotting below (in males) or largely whitish with spotting largely confined to the flanks (females). The Magenta-throated Woodstar is found in a wide variety of more or less wooded country, principally between 700 and 1850 m.
Field Identification
Male 9 cm, 3·3 g; female 7·5 cm, 3·5 g. Male has short, straight, black bill; upperparts bronzy green, short central rectrices tipped black, progressively longer lateral rectrices black with cinnamon-rufous inner webs; postocular spot white, gorget metallic purple, set off by conspicuous white collar across foreneck; breast and sides green, belly rufous; white or buffy patch on each side of rump. Female has upperparts like male, ear-coverts greyish, throat buffy, white collar less distinct, green of breast and sides mixed with rufous; tail double-rounded, lateral rectrices rufous with black subterminal band and buffy cinnamon tip. Juvenile resembles adult female but paler below and shows buffy fringes on head and nape, and with smaller (male) or larger (female) pale tips to outer rectrices.
Systematics History
Subspecies
Distribution
N Costa Rica to W Panama (Veraguas), mainly on Pacific slope.
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Takes nectar from flowers of low trees (Inga, Quararibea), shrubs (Lantana) and herbs (Lobelia); where flowers are abundant many often gather in quarrelsome aggregations with much chasing and supplanting, both sexes sometimes defending feeding territories; territorial male gives dive displays. Long, deeply forked tail of male usually held cocked and closed while feeding, opened widely during aggressive displays. Arthropods taken by hawking from perch or gleaning in lower foliage.
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Song a low-pitched, rapid medley of sputtering and gurgling notes. Calls include a low-pitched dry rolling “drr” (a very fast repetition of three notes), a dry “cht” and, during chases, a low-pitched, whistled “tew”.
Breeding
Nov–Mar or Apr (Costa Rica). Breeding male gives dive displays also in small groups, probably leks, around forest clearings away from flowers. Nest undescribed.
Conservation Status
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding