Birds of the World - Oreotrochilus


Wedge-tailed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) Male Range: SA: c Bolivia to nw Argentina Cochabamba, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) Male Range: SA: s Colombia to c Ecuador Ecuador
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.


Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) Female Range: SA: s Colombia to c Ecuador Chimborazo, Ecuador
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.

Found at very high altitudes.


Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) Male Critically Endangered Range: SA: sw Ecuador Cerro de Arcos, Loja, Ecuador
Photograph by Gil Ewing © All Rights Reserved.

A new species discovered in 2018. Compare to Ecuadorian Hillstar but note ultramarine blue throat. Found in southwest Ecuador at 3,700 meters on east and west slope. A few hundred individuals are believed to exist.


Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) Male Range: SA: sw Peru to nw Argentina Pongo Valley, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) Female Range: SA: sw Peru to nw Argentina Colca Canyon, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


White-sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) Male Range: SA: s Bolivia to s Argentina and Chile Parques de Farellones, Chile
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Note large black ellipse on belly compared to Andean Hillstar further north.


Black-breasted Hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) Male Range: SA: c Peru Peru
Photograph by Peter Hawrylyshyn © All Rights Reserved.


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


Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) Male Range: SA: s Ecuador and n, c Peru Cordillera Huayhuash, Chachas, Peru
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Split from the Andean Hillstar. On male, note green head and black (not brown) stripe from chest to belly.