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title: "Colibri de Mitchell"
description: "Philodice mitchellii — Oiseaux. The purple-throated woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the \"bee hummingbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/purple-throated-woodstar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Colibri de Mitchell

> Philodice mitchellii — Oiseaux. The purple-throated woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds".

- Scientific name: *Philodice mitchellii*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1520
- Wikidata: [Q117253401](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117253401)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979878](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979878)

## Names

- en: Purple-throated Woodstar
- de: Purpurkehl-Sternkolibri
- es: Colibrí de Mitchell
- fr: Colibri de Mitchell

## Countries with the most observations

EC (683), CO (335)

## Summary

The purple-throated woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in 
Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple-throated_woodstar

## Photo

![Colibri de Mitchell](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/purple-throated-woodstar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michael W Belitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204264263

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/purple-throated-woodstar?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).