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title: "Magenta-throated Woodstar"
description: "Philodice bryantae — Uccelli. The magenta-throated woodstar (Philodice bryantae) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the \"bee hummingbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/magenta-throated-woodstar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Magenta-throated Woodstar

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

- Scientific name: *Philodice bryantae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 734
- Wikidata: [Q117253399](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117253399)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979881](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979881)

## Names

- en: Magenta-throated Woodstar
- de: Violettkehl-Sternkolibri
- es: Colibrí Magenta
- fr: Colibri magenta

## Countries with the most observations

CR (609), PA (88)

## Summary

The magenta-throated woodstar (Philodice bryantae) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

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

## Photo

![Magenta-throated Woodstar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/magenta-throated-woodstar/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68430501

## Machine access

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