Andean hillstar

Andean hillstar
Male above, female below
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species:
O. estella
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus estella
(d'Orbigny, 1838)
Combined distribution (green) of Andean and green-headed hillstars in South America

The Andean hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

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