Chilean Woodstar

The Chilean Woodstar is a small bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is restricted to northernmost Chile with reports from southern Peru. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and is classed as an endangered species. It is usually classified in its own genus Eulidia but is sometimes placed with the Purple-collared Woodstar in the genus Myrtis.

The Chilean Woodstar is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Chilean Woodstar (Eulidia yarrellii) is a small bird in the hummingbird family, Trochilidae. It is restricted to northernmost Chile with reports from southern Peru. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and is classed as an endangered species. It is usually classified in its own genus Eulidia but is sometimes placed with the Purple-collared Woodstar in the genus Myrtis. More

The tiny, beautiful Chilean woodstar is a hummingbird endemic to Chile and Peru. While it has always had a limited population distribution, it was once locally abundant. The 1970s marked a steep decline for the species due to both habitat loss and potential poisoning by Dimethoate, a potent insecticide used to control Mediterranean fruit flies. Pesticides are still being used in the habitat of this hummingbird and continue to affect its reproduction. More

The Chilean woodstar is a small hummingbird. It has iridescent olive-green plumage and white underparts. Males are distinguished by their violet-red throat patch and both sexes possess short, black bills ... More

DESCRIPTION: The Chilean woodstar is a small hummingbird about the size of a moth. This beautiful bird is no larger than three inches long, with iridescent, olive-green upperparts. Males also have while underparts, accented by a bright violet-red throat. HABITAT: This hummingbird has varied habitat needs, from riparian thickets to arid scrub, agricultural lands, and gardens. More

The Chilean woodstar, endemic to Chile and Peru, is a small hummingbird in the Trochilidae family (BLI 2008). No larger than the size of a moth (Johnson 1967, p. 121), the Chilean woodstar is approximately 3 inches (in) (8 centimeters (cm)) in length and has a short black bill (BLI 2008; del Hoyo et al. 1999, p. 674). Males have iridescent olive-green upperparts, white underparts, and a bright violet-red throat (del Hoyo et al. 1999, p. 674; Fjelds and Krabbe 1990, p. 296). More

a color photo of the Chilean Woodstar BirdYarrellii - of the Yarrellii species - and lists its size, weight, and number in existence at the time of the advertisement. Azapa and Lluta river valleys in Chile, Peru are stated as the animal's habitat range. Luiz Claudio Marigo is the photographer. Price: $10. More

Chilean Woodstar, Peruvian Sheartail, Oasis Hummingbird, Tamarugo and Cinereous Conebills, Vermillion Flycatcher, Peruvian Meadowlark and the strange Slender-billed Finch. After our arrival we will visit the rocky coast where we expect to see a great array of its endemic seabirds including Peruvian Pelican, Peruvian Booby, Guanay and Red-legged Cormorants, the stunning Inca Tern and Band-tailed and Gray Gulls. Along the desert coast we will look for flocks of Willet, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone, Surfbird, Franklin's Gull and Elegant Terns. More

habitat loss, the Chilean woodstar lives primarily in the desert climate where it is also threatened by the use of insecticides. More

Rest of day searching for Chilean Woodstar in Azapa valley. In the evening return to Tacna Day 3. Mejia lagoons. Drive to Mejia lagoons and birding here. Red-fronted Coot is only found here in all Peru, also good wetlands with many migrants. Day 4. Mollendo Pelagic. Drive to Arequipa. We will look out for Raimondi´s Yellow-finch and Grayish Miner en route Day 5. Chiguata and Salinas. More