Order: Caprimulgiformes | Family: Trochilidae | IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Age: Adult \ Sex: Male |Loc. Northeast Peru
Age: Adult \ Sex: Female |Loc. Northeast Peru
Age: Adult \ Sex: Male |Loc. Northeast Peru
Age: Adult \ Sex: Female |Loc. Northeast Peru
Status: The Little Woodstar is rare at the edges of humid forest and semi-open habitats along both sides of the Marañon Valley. It also occurs in similar habitats on the west slope of the Andes from Piura to Northern Ancash. It also occurs in Co and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Estrellita Chica.
Sub-species: Little Woodstar (Chaetocercus bombus), Gould, 1871.
Meaning of Name: Chaetocercus: Gr. Khaitē= long flowing hair and kerkos= tail. mulsant: In honor of Martial Étienne Mulsant (1797-1880) French zoologist, collector.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.