| Ecuadorian hillstar | |
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| Male on Chuquiraga sp. | |
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| Female in Cotopaxi National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Oreotrochilus |
| Species: | O. chimborazo
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreotrochilus chimborazo | |
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| Distribution (green) in Ecuador and South America | |
The Ecuadorian hillstar or Chimborazo hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) is a species of hummingbird. It is native to the Andes of Ecuador and extreme southern Colombia. Its main habitat type is high-altitude mountain grassland between 3500 and 5200 meters.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oreotrochilus chimborazo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687762A93168193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687762A93168193.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2013). Species factsheet: Oreotrochilus chimborazo. birdlife.org