| Hillstar | |
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| female Andean hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Oreotrochilus Gould, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus estella[1] d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838
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The hillstars are hummingbirds of the genus Oreotrochilus. They are native to the Andes in South America.
The Urochroa hillstars are not closely related.
- ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.