Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus)
About the Little Woodstar
The little woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus), called estrellita chica in South America, is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The little woodstar and several other species in genus Chaetocercus were formerly placed in genus Acestrura but have been in their current position since the late 20th century. The species is monotypic.
A real field recording of the Little Woodstar. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Ecuador, Peru · xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Esmeraldas WoodstarChaetocercus berlepschiprofile
- Gorgeted WoodstarChaetocercus heliodorprofile
- Santa Marta WoodstarChaetocercus astreansprofile
- White-bellied WoodstarChaetocercus mulsantrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.