Rufous-shafted Woodstar vs Santa Marta Woodstar

Chaetocercus jourdanii compared with Chaetocercus astreans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rufous-shafted 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 jourdanii	Chaetocercus astreans

Evolutionary Relationship

Rufous-shafted Woodstar and Santa Marta Woodstar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chaetocercus.

Conservation Status

Rufous-shafted Woodstar

LC — Least Concern

Santa Marta Woodstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rufous-shafted Woodstar	Santa Marta Woodstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rufous-shafted Woodstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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