Blue-throated Hillstar
Oreotrochilus cyanolaemusSornoza-Molina, F; Freile, JF; Nilsson, J; Krabbe, NK; Bonaccorso, E, 2018
English (US) Blue-throated Hillstar
The Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Andes of southwestern Ecuador (Cordillera de Chilla-Tioloma-Fierro Urcu, on the El Oro/Loja border)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Blue-throated Hillstar
- Described by
- Sornoza-Molina, F; Freile, JF; Nilsson, J; Krabbe, NK; Bonaccorso, E, 2018
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sornoza-Molina, F; Freile, JF; Nilsson, J; Krabbe, NK; Bonaccorso, E, 2018
- Original description
- The Auk 135(4) 1146-1171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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