Andean hillstar

Andean hillstar
Male above, female below
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species:
O. estella
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus estella
(d'Orbigny, 1838)
Combined distribution (green) of Andean and green-headed hillstars in South America

The Andean hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[3][4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60946163A95164560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60946163A95164560.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 12.1. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2020) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB] retrieved May 27, 2021