Magenta-throated Woodstar

Description:

The Magenta-throated Woodstar measures about 9 cm long and weighs about 3.5 g. The male has a distinctive magenta throat separated by a white collar from the green chest and flanks. The back is green and the belly is rufous. He has white rump patches. The black-tipped tail is long and forked. The female lacks the male’s long tail. Her plumage is generally like the male’s but her throat is grey-buff instead of magenta, and the tail sides are rufous. Juveniles resemble the female, but the plumage below is paler and they have buff fringes to the upper plumage.

Habitat:

Magenta-throated Woodstars occur naturally along the forest edges and scrub in Costa Rica and western Panama. They are restricted to the Pacific slope of the isthmus, where they are found along forest edges and scrub, at elevations from 2,300 - 6,100 feet (700 -1,850 meters).