Purple-throated Woodstar
- Scientific name
- Philodice mitchellii
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Pointed
- Tail shape
- Forked
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Why it matters
The Purple-throated Woodstar is a striking hummingbird native to the humid forests of Panama and Colombia, easily identified by the male’s iridescent violet throat and deeply forked tail. Its pointed, narrow wings are an evolutionary adaptation that supports the rapid, agile flight necessary for hovering while feeding on nectar. Within birding circles, it is prized for these distinct structural features and its elusive behavior in the dense tropical canopy.
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