Bahama woodstar

Bahama woodstar
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Nesophlox
Species:
N. evelynae
Binomial name
Nesophlox evelynae
(Bourcier, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Philodice evelynae
  • Calliphlox evelynae

The Bahama woodstar or Bahama hummingbird (Nesophlox evelynae) is a species of hummingbird endemic to the Lucayan archipelago, including the Bahamian and Turks and Caicos islands. It is named the "hummer" by locals due to a distinct humming sound it makes while feeding.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Nesophlox evelynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T133484158A133484273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T133484158A133484273.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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