Rufous-shafted Woodstar

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Rufous-Shafted Woodstar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chaetocercus
Species: C. jourdanii
Binomial name
Chaetocercus jourdanii
Bourcier, 1839

The Rufous-Shafted Woodstar (Chaetocercus jourdanii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

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