Esmeraldas Woodstar

Chaetocercus berlepschi

Vulnerable

The Esmeraldas Woodstar is a nectar-feeding hummingbird of Ecuador and adjacent Andean foothills. It also takes tiny insects and spiders for protein, using fast hovering flight, rapid wingbeats, and a long bill to work flowers and defend feeding areas. It is conservation-sensitive, with habitat loss or restricted range making local populations important.

Family

Trochilidae

Group

Hummingbirds

Range

Esmeraldas Woodstar Range — Ecuador and adjacent Andean foothills

Population

≈ 1,000–2,700

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