White-sided hillstar

The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the southernmost species of hillstar, being found in grassland and scrubland at altitudes of 1,200 to 4,000 metres (3,900 to 13,100 ft) in far southern Bolivia, Chile and western Argentina. It resembles the Andean hillstar, but the male of that species has a far narrower brown (not black) line to the central belly.

White-sided hillstar
Male above (Chile),
female below (Argentina)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species:
O. leucopleurus
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Gould, 1847
Distribution in South America (green)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Oreotrochilus leucopleurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.