Oreotrochilus

Also known as Hillstar

The hillstars are hummingbirds of the genus Oreotrochilus. They are native to the Andes in South America.

Species

Ecuadorian Hillstar

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae

Observations522

Observations recorded28,806

Колибри-горные звёзды[источник не указан 183 дня] (лат. Oreotrochilus) — род птиц семейства колибри.

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Description
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The hillstars are hummingbirds of the genus Oreotrochilus. They are native to the Andes in South America.

==Taxonomy== The genus Oreotrochilus was introduced in 1847 by the English ornithologist John Gould with Trochilus estella d'Orbigny 1838, the Andean hillstar, as the type species. The genus name Oreotrochilus combines the Ancient Greek ορος/oros, ορεος/oreos meaning "mountain" with the genus Trochilus that had been introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus for the hummingbirds.