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Purple-collared Woodstar
Myrtis fanny (Lesson, RP, 1838)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Purple-collared Woodstar, Myrtis fanny, is a hummingbird that breeds in South America, in Ecuador and Peru. It is the only species in its genus. Both sexes have a short black bill that curves downwards, and the upperparts are bronze-green. Males show an iridescent aquamarine throat patch with a glossy violet band beneath it, while females have buff underparts and a short, rounded tail. The species lives in open country, including dry coastal scrub, open woodland and gardens, from sea level to 3,000 m.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Ecuador and Peru
