Kolibri (Hummingbirds)
Bahama Woodstar
Nesophlox evelynae
- langka
- 50 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Endemic to the Bahamas. Males flash a rose-purple gorget and dip the tail in a forked flourish.
- Populasi
- Not formally quantified (no global population figure published); described qualitatively as common and stable across its range, with population trend "stable"
- Habitat
- Gardens, scrubland, secondary growth, dry lowland forest and forest edges, and pine forests; a year-round resident with minimal migration
- Fakta menarik
- Local Bahamians nickname the Bahama Woodstar "hummer" for the humming sound of its wings, and males snap their tail to the side several times mid-display during their shuttle/dive courtship flights.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to the Lucayan Archipelago (the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, absent from Inagua, whose population was split off in 2021 as the distinct Inagua Woodstar, Nesophlox lyrura); a rare vagrant to Florida, with occasional records as far north as Pennsylvania
- Makanan
- Primarily nectar from flowering plants (e.g. Ernodea serratifolia) and hummingbird feeders; also small insects/arthropods for protein
- Ukuran
- 0,0875 m
- Masa hidup
- 1,7 tahun
