Chaetocercus berlepschi (*) Cladus: Eukaryota Name Chaetocercus berlepschi (Simon, 1889) Synonym Acestrura berlepschi References Mem.Soc.Zool.France 2 p.230 Vernacular names The Esmeraldas Woodstar, Colibri De Berlepsch, ColibrÍ De Esmeraldas, or Estrellita EsmeraldeÑA (Chaetocercus berlepschi) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Ecuador[1]. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests[2]. It is threatened by habitat loss[3]. Researchers recently found Esmeraldas Woodstars at eleven new localities and collected the first female specimens of the species[4]. References * BirdLife International 2004. Chaetocercus berlepschi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. 1. ^ Ridgely, R. S. and P. J. Greenfield. 2001. The birds of Ecuador. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, USA. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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