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title: "Amethyst Woodstar"
description: "Calliphlox amethystina — Vogels. The amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the \"bee hummingbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/amethyst-woodstar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amethyst Woodstar

> Calliphlox amethystina — Vogels. The amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds".

- Scientific name: *Calliphlox amethystina*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 771
- Wikidata: [Q694749](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694749)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6331](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6331)

## Names

- en: Amethyst Woodstar
- de: Amethyststernkolibri
- es: Colibrí Amatista
- fr: Colibri améthyste
- pt: Estrelinha-ametista
- pl: Ametystowczyk amazoński

## Countries with the most observations

BR (637), PE (27), VE (27), EC (13), GF (13), TT (6), CO (5)

## Summary

The amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay and has been recorded as a vagrant on Trinidad.

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

## Photo

![Amethyst Woodstar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/amethyst-woodstar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325769232

## Machine access

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