Calliphlox
Calliphlox is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1831. The type species was subsequently designated as the amethyst woodstar. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek kalliphlox meaning "beautifully blazing".
It contains the following three species:
Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
Calliphlox bryantae | Magenta-throated woodstar | Costa Rica and Panama | |
Calliphlox mitchellii | Purple-throated woodstar | Colombia and Ecuador, and a minor localized population in Panama | |
Calliphlox amethystina | Amethyst woodstar | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela |