Wedge-tailed Hillstar

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Wedge-Tailed Hillstar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species: O. adela
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus adela
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838

The Wedge-Tailed Hillstar, Colibri AdÈLe, or ColibrÍ De Cochabamba (Oreotrochilus adela) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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