Ecuadorian hillstar
| Ecuadorian hillstar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Male on Chuquiraga sp. | |
| Conservation status | |
| 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]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Oreotrochilus chimborazo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ BirdLife International. (2013). Species factsheet: Oreotrochilus chimborazo. birdlife.org
- ↑ Smith, G. T. (1969). A high altitude hummingbird on the volcano Cotopaxi. Ibis 111(1), 17-22.
- ↑ Solano-Ugalde, A. (2008). High in the Andes: Colonial nesting of Ecuadorean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo: Trochilidae) under a bridge. Ornitología Colombiana 6, 86-88.