Birds of Peru

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Oreotrochilus (3 species, 7 worldwide)


Andean Hillstar
Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) Male
Pongo Valley, Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Andean Hillstar
Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) Female
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-breasted Hillstar
Black-breasted Hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) Male ENDEMIC
Peru  
   
Photograph by Peter Hawrylyshyn   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-breasted Hillstar
Black-breasted Hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) Female ENDEMIC
Chicla, Peru  
   
Photograph by Peter Hawrylyshyn   © All Rights Reserved.


Green-headed Hillstar
Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) Male
Cordillera Huayhuash, Chachas, Peru  
   
Photograph by Opisska     Copyright and usage info

Split from the Andean Hillstar. On male, note green head and black (not brown) stripe from chest to belly.


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