Ecuadorian hillstar

Ecuadorian hillstar
Male on Chuquiraga sp.
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Oreotrochilus
Species: O. chimborazo
Binomial name
Oreotrochilus chimborazo
DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846

The Ecuadorian hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) is a species of hummingbird. It is native to the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.

Its main habitat type is high-altitude mountain grassland between 3500 and 5200 meters.[2] It has been observed nesting at high on the cliffs of the volcano Cotopaxi.[3]

It is known to nest colonially.[4]

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