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Typical Hillstars
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Typical Hillstars

Oreotrochilus

The hillstars are hummingbirds of the genus Oreotrochilus. They are native to the Andes in South America.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Ecuadorian Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus chimborazo

Andean Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus estella

White-sided Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus leucopleurus

Wedge-tailed Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus adela

Black-breasted Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus melanogaster

Blue-throated Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus cyanolaemus

Green-headed Hillstar

speciesOreotrochilus stolzmanni

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5845.