White-sided hillstar | |
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Male above (Chile), female below (Argentina) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Oreotrochilus |
Species: | O. leucopleurus
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Binomial name | |
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould, 1847
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Distribution in South America (green) |
The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.[3][4]