Blue-throated Hillstar
Blue-throated Hillstar (<em>Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.
Overview
Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Oreotrochilus; binomial: Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus; authority: Sornoza-Molina, Freile, Nilsson, J, Krabbe & Bonaccorso, 2018.
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Blue-throated Hillstar is a newly described species: Sornoza-Molina et al., 2018, based on striking plumage differences from Andean Hillstar O. (estella) stolzmanni (Sornoza-Molina et al. 2018). Genomic analysis of O. estella species complex desired (see HBW, SACC 808).
