Rufous-gaped Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
13 - 14.40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier, 1851)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,600 - 2,800 m, occasionally down to 1,050 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Rufous-gaped Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri) [XC22177]
by John V. Moore from Road to San Jose del Palmar, Serrania de las Paraguas, Choco, Colombia (call)

Rufous-gaped Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri) [XC257832]
by Ross Gallardy from Pichincha: Mindo area, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Formerly considered a close relative of Oreotrochilus. Behaviour and morphology indicate phylogenetic affinities with Boissonneaua.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

bougueri (Bourcier, 1851) - Pacific slope of Andes of south-western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.
leucura Lawrence, 1864 - Eastern slope of eastern Andes in southern Colombia (Nariño), eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-tailed Hillstar (Urochroa leucura).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-gaped Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri) - 10 files

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