Short-tailed Woodstar
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| Myrmia micrura Gould, 1854 |
The Short-Tailed Woodstar (Myrmia micrura) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. At just over 5 cm in length, it is the smallest South American bird and the second smallest hummingbird after the Bee Hummingbird.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Myrmia micrura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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