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 LC    Andean Hillstar* Id (Atlas):
    Oreotrochilus estella

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Andean Hillstar, Stripe-bellied Hillstar (estella), Bolivian Hillstar (bolivianus)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
13 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 2,400 - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

 
Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) [XC95443]
     by Cristian Pinto from c.1 km al W de Azul Pampa, Ruta 9, Jujuy, Argentina (alarm call)

 
Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) [XC59990]
     by Alvaro Jaramillo from Putre, I Region, Chile (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo), Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) and White-sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus), and all have been considered conspecific, but separated largely on morphological grounds. White-sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) overlaps slightly with present species, and some hybridization reported, but despite this it is the form least frequently lumped into present species. Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) frequently considered a subspecies of present species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • estella (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)   -  Andes of south-western Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina.
  • bolivianus Boucard, 1893   -  Andes of central Bolivia (Cochabamba).
  • stolzmanni Salvin, 1895   -  Southern Ecuador, northern and central Peru. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) - 10 files


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