The purple-throated woodstar is Choco-endemic, that is found on the western-Andean slopes of the cloud forest in western Ecuador and Colombia, except for a small population in Panama over 360 miles away.
The male has a purple throat, white chest band, a long-forked tail and white patches on the sides of the rump. The female has an orangey belly, a thin white line that extends behind the eye and wraps around the neck. I saw what I believe is a female at Amagusa Preserve in Mashpi that has the white chest band, white patch on the side of the rump, line that extends behind the eye and orangey belly.
The beak and the tail are about the same length and shape. Interesting balance.
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