Short-tailed Woodstar (Myrmia micrura)
About the Short-tailed Woodstar
The short-tailed woodstar (Myrmia micrura) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is the only species placed in the genus Myrmia. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The short-tailed woodstar was originally placed in genus Calothorax but since approximately 1876 has been placed in its current myrmia. It is the only species in its genus and has no subspecies.
A real field recording of the Short-tailed 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 15 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumrecording
- Amazilia HummingbirdAmazilis amaziliarecording
- Amazonian Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiarecording
- Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildiirecording
- Amazonian Streaked AntwrenMyrmotherula multostriatarecording
- Amazonian TrogonTrogon ramonianusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.