White-sided Hillstar

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White-Sided Hillstar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species: O. leucopleurus
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Gould, 1847

The White-Sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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