Chilean woodstar

Eulidia yarrellii

The Chilean woodstar (Eulidia yarrellii) is a bird found in Chile. Found in Chile. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Eulidia yarrellii
Region	South America
Found in	Chile

🏡 Where the Chilean woodstar lives

Found in Chile.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 4 grams. It mostly eats nectar.

Hear the Chilean woodstar

Recorded by Ignacio Escobar (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1083902. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Chilean woodstar

Where does the Chilean woodstar live?

The Chilean woodstar lives in Chile. Found in Chile.

What does the Chilean woodstar eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Chilean woodstar endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.