Avibase: Microstilbon burmeisteri (Slender-tailed Woodstar)

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Slender-tailed Woodstar

Microstilbon burmeisteri (Sclater, PL 1888)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Roger McNeill	2025-12-06	, Capital (Argentina)	-	649943862 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549628 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Sjoerd Mayer	23-03-1992	At tree line on ne. slope Cerro Campamentito, Chuquisaca, Bolivia (Bolivia) (2600 m)	Wing sound (A) - A female. At the end chased by another hummer, and then perches on a very thin twig. Possibly the calls at the end were also made by this bird.	1559 xeno-canto.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Jorge Quiroga	2019-04-12	Tres Cerritos, Capital, Salta, Argentina, Capital (Argentina)	-	177670581 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549620 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Daniel Lane	1999-08-16	Prov. Florida, El Chuchial, ca 37 km SE Samaipata., Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Santa Cruz (Bolivia)	- ML: 150 Hz high-pass scientific filter applied in Adobe Audition 2017.	524202 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-18	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549423 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549623 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-18	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549426 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-18	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549424 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Daniel Lane	1999-08-15	Prov. Florida, El Chuchial, ca 37 km SE Samaipata., Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Santa Cruz (Bolivia)	- The sex and age of bird on mic is presumably female-plumaged, but can't rule out imm. male.	524197 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549277 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549627 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549630 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Franco Palandri	2023-07-27	, Ledesma (Argentina)	-	642783033 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Jay McGowan	2019-06-26	Giant Antshrike road, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Santa Cruz (Bolivia)	-	173493161 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-18	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549301 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549625 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Fabricio C. Gorleri	2024-12-06	, Rosario de Lerma (Argentina)	-	627185780 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Jorge Quiroga	2019-04-12	Tres Cerritos, Capital, Salta, Argentina, Capital (Argentina)	-	177670461 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-18	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549425 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-17	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549629 macaulaylibrary.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Daniel Lane	1999-08-16	El Chuchial, Santa Cruz dept., Santa Cruz (Bolivia) (1150 m)	calls (C) - Natural calls of foraging female-plumaged bird at Asteraceae shrubs (3m tall with leathery leaves and white flowers) along road in semi-deciduous valley.	96619 xeno-canto.org
Slender-tailed Woodstar - Microstilbon burmeisteri	Chris Clark	2015-09-18	, Valle Grande (Argentina)	-	617549422 macaulaylibrary.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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