Purple-collared Woodstar (Myrtis fanny)

Purple-collared Woodstar, a reference photo — Photo: Michael Woodruff from Spokane, Washington, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The purple-collared woodstar (Myrtis fanny) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Purple-collared Woodstar being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Calothorax pulcher
Myrmia micrura
Rhodopis vesper
Calothorax lucifer
Nesophlox evelynae
Thaumastura cora

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Myrtis
Species: Myrtis fanny

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