Bahamas Woodstar Hummingbird

Description:

The Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae) is a medium-sized hummingbird that is commonly found - as is suggested by its name - on the Bahama Islands (an island group situated in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the United States). Even though this is a mostly non-migratory bird, it has been seen as a vagrant in southeastern Florida in the United States. The Bahama Woodstar grows about 3 to 5 inches (7.6 - 12.7 cm) in length. Its bill is slightly curved. The plumage is green above with mixed olive-buff underparts. The male has a reddish-pink throat lined by a white collar during breeding season. After breeding season is over, he loses the colorful throat, which then turns a pale grey color (known as "eclipse plumage"). The female has a much duller plumage. She has a rounded tail - while the male's tail is deeply forked.

Habitat:

Bahamas Islands in and around nectar bearing trees and plants

Notes:

Lifer for me. Male eclipse plumage