White-sided Hillstar
Oreotrochilus leucopleurusGould, J, 1847
English (US) White-sided Hillstar
The White-sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) 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 southern Bolivia to southern Argentina and south-central Chile (BÃo-BÃo)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-sided Hillstar
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1847
- Type locality
- Chilean Cordilleras.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.15, no.168 p.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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