Order: Apodiformes | Family: Trochilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Northeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Northeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Northeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Northeast Peru
Status: The White-bellied Woodstar is common in montane forests on the east slope of the Andes. It also occurs in humid montane forests on the west slope of the Andes Sout to la Libertad. It generally ranges at elevations between 800-3100 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Estrellita de Vientre Blanco.
Sub-species: White-bellied Woodstar (Chaetocercus mulsant), Bourcier, 1843.
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.