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White-sided Hillstar

Oreotrochilus leucopleurus

Classification

Class
Aves

The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. Taxonomy and systematics The white-sided hillstar was at one time proposed to be a subspecies of Andean hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) but major taxonomies retain it as a species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 2,407Argentina · 1,283Bolivia · 12