Purple-throated woodstar
| Purple-throated woodstar | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Philodice |
| Species: | P. mitchellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Philodice mitchellii (Bourcier, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Calliphlox mitchellii | |
The purple-throated woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.