Birds of Panama

○   ←   APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)   →
Genus: Philodice (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Magenta-throated Woodstar
Magenta-throated Woodstar (Philodice bryantae) Male
Monteverde, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Woodstars are tiny hummingbirds that fly slowly. This is the only species in Central America.

Purple-throated Woodstar
Purple-throated Woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) Male
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Purple-throated Woodstar
Purple-throated Woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) Female
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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