Green-headed hillstar

Green-headed hillstar
Male
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. stolzmanni
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
Salvin, 1895
Synonyms

Oreotrochilus estella stolzmanni

The green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern and central Peru.[3][4] It is one of 6 species in the genus Oreotrochilus, and can be distinguished from its relatives by subtle differences in plumage coloration.[5] The green-headed hillstar received its name due to its bronze and green crown and gorget of bright emerald green plumage. The species was first discovered by English ornithologist Osbert Salvin in 1895 and named after Polish ornithologist Jean Stanislaus Stolzmann.[6][7]

Hillstars of this genus are distinct among the hummingbird family Trochilidae because of their preference for high-elevation environments, and the development of many behavioral and physiological adaptations in order to survive the cold climate of the high Andes.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oreotrochilus stolzmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60946473A95164756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60946473A95164756.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5, J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott & J. Sargatal (eds.), Barcelona, 1999.
  4. ^ a b Abrahamczyk, Stefan; Poretschkin, Constantin; Renner, Susanne S. (2017-02-12). "Evolutionary flexibility in five hummingbird/plant mutualistic systems: testing temporal and geographic matching". Journal of Biogeography. 44 (8): 1847–1855. doi:10.1111/jbi.12962. ISSN 0305-0270. S2CID 90399556.
  5. ^ "South American Classification Committee". www.museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  6. ^ Schuchmann, Karl (1999). Hoyo, Josep del; Elliot, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi (eds.). Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. pp. 623–624 – via ResearchGate.
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