Green-headed Hillstar
Oreotrochilus stolzmanniSalvin, O, 1895
English (US) Green-headed Hillstar
The Green-headed Hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) 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 northern and central Peru (Cajamarca, Huánuco) and adjacent southern EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-headed Hillstar
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1895
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O, 1895
- Type locality
- Huamachuco, 10400 feet and near Cajamarca, 10000 and 12000 feet, Peru.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 2 p.17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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