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| − | [[Image:Andean_Hillstar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}} <br /> | + | [[Image:Andean_Hillstar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}} <br />Putre (at 3500m), northern [[Chile]], September 2008]] |
;[[:Category:Oreotrochilus|Oreotrochilus]] estella | ;[[:Category:Oreotrochilus|Oreotrochilus]] estella | ||
'''Includes Green-headed Hillstar''' | '''Includes Green-headed Hillstar''' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' | + | '''Male''': |
| − | + | *Emerald green throat with a black border | |
| + | *White breast | ||
| + | *Chestnut belly stripe.<br /> | ||
| + | ''' Female''' - brown above and grey below. Some greenish speckling on the throat. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | South-west [[Peru]], western [[Bolivia]], northern [[Chile]] and north-western [[Argentina]]. | + | [[South America]]: found in south-west [[Peru]], western [[Bolivia]], northern [[Chile]] and north-western [[Argentina]]. |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''O. e. stolzmanni'' (Green-headed): | ||
| + | :*Andes of northern and central [[Peru]] (Cajamarca, Huánuco) and adjacent southern [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | ''*''O. e. estella'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of south-western [[Peru]] to western [[Bolivia]], northern [[Chile]] and north-western [[Argentina]] | ||
| + | *''O. e. bolivianus'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of central [[Bolivia]] (Cochabamba) | ||
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Clements (2007)<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> recognises the '''Green-headed Hillstar''' as a separate species (''Oreotrochilus stolzmanni''), but this taxon was returned to subspecies status in Clements (2008)<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | Clements (2007)<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> recognises the '''Green-headed Hillstar''' as a separate species (''Oreotrochilus stolzmanni''), but this taxon was returned to subspecies status in Clements (2008)<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
High-altitude grassland. | High-altitude grassland. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The females build nests attached to the rock surface of ravines. | The females build nests attached to the rock surface of ravines. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct07}}#{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct07}}#{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}} | ||
| + | #Arthur Grosset | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 19 June 2009
- Oreotrochilus estella
Includes Green-headed Hillstar
Identification
Male:
- Emerald green throat with a black border
- White breast
- Chestnut belly stripe.
Female - brown above and grey below. Some greenish speckling on the throat.
Distribution
South America: found in south-west Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[2]
- O. e. stolzmanni (Green-headed):
*O. e. estella:
- O. e. bolivianus:
- Andes of central Bolivia (Cochabamba)
Clements (2007)1 recognises the Green-headed Hillstar as a separate species (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni), but this taxon was returned to subspecies status in Clements (2008)2.
Habitat
High-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
The females build nests attached to the rock surface of ravines.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Andean Hillstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andean_Hillstar
