Ecuadorian Hillstar

Ecuadorian Hillstar
male specimen at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Genus:	Oreotrochilus
Species:	O. chimborazo
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus chimborazo DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846

The Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in grassland, scrub and stunted woodland at altitudes of 3,500 to 5,200 metres (11,500 to 17,100 ft) (no other species of hummingbird occurs at higher altitudes) in the Andes of Ecuador and far southern Colombia. Uniquely among the hillstars, the males head is mainly bluish-purple.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Oreotrochilus chimborazo. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

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