Chaetocercus
| Chaetocercus | |
|---|---|
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| female Chaetocercus mulsant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Chaetocercus G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Species | |
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Chaetocercus astreans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acestrura Gould, 1861 | |
Chaetocercus, the typical woodstars, is a genus of hummingbirds containing the following species:
- White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant
- Little woodstar, Chaetocercus bombus
- Gorgeted woodstar, Chaetocercus heliodor
- Santa Marta woodstar, Chaetocercus astreans
- Esmeraldas woodstar, Chaetocercus berlepschi
- Rufous-shafted woodstar, Chaetocercus jourdanii