Little Woodstar vs Santa Marta Woodstar

Chaetocercus bombus compared with Chaetocercus astreans

Key Differences

• Little Woodstar is Vulnerable while Santa Marta Woodstar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Woodstar	Santa Marta Woodstar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Chaetocercus	Chaetocercus
Species	Chaetocercus bombus	Chaetocercus astreans

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Woodstar and Santa Marta Woodstar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chaetocercus.

Conservation Status

Little Woodstar

VU — Vulnerable

Santa Marta Woodstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Woodstar	Santa Marta Woodstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Woodstar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Santa Marta Woodstar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway