The amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina ) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only member of the genus Calliphlox. It is found in most of central, and eastern South America proper, in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname-(the Guianas), Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. The bird's range surrounds the Amazon countries into the Andes foothills and higher elevations of upstream river systems, but is not along the Amazon River proper in the central Amazon Basin, or the central upper Basin; it is in Brazil at the river's outlet, and upstream for about 500 km.
At 7.5 cm (3 in) and under 3 grams in weight, this is one of the smallest birds in existence. It has a generalist diet of nearby flower nectar and insects in flight. This species is generally poorly understood due to its rarity. Said rarity has also made it difficult to set a concrete conservation status (some even considering it as critical).
There is a hypothesized hybrid between this species and Chlorostilbon aureoventris dubbed Calliphlox iridescens Gould.
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The amethyst woodstar's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
