Black-breasted Hillstar
Oreotrochilus melanogasterGould, J, 1847
English (US) Black-breasted Hillstar
The Black-breasted Hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) 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 Peru (JunÃn, Huancavelica, Ancash, Lima, and Ayacucho)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Oreotrochilus melanogaster
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-breasted Hillstar
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1847
- Type locality
- No locality.
- 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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