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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
24/05/2024 07:16:36 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Black-breasted Hillstar*
Id (Atlas):
Oreotrochilus melanogaster
Description (10 )
Black-breasted Hillstar
© flickr.com
Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
12 - 12.50 cm
First Described (Guide )
Gould, 1847
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 3,500 - 4,200 m, occasionally upto 4,800 m.
Peru.
Central Peru, in Junín and Huancavelica and locally into adjacent mountains of Ancash, Lima, Pasco and Ayacucho.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)... )
Listen to XC41148
Black-breasted Hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster ) [XC41148 ]
by id from Runatullo (along a road to Satipo), Junin, Peru (call)
Listen to XC190604
Black-breasted Hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster ) [XC190604 ]
by Dan Lane from Huarochir\u00ed Province, Lima, Peru (flight call)
Subspecies
On present knowledge, it is not fully clear whether this is a melanistic representative of the Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella ) superspecies or an independent species.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Black-breasted Hillstar see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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