Green-backed Hillstar

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Green-backed Hillstar (<em>Urochroa leucura</em>) is a species of Hummingbirds (<em>Trochilidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Overview

Green-backed Hillstar (Urochroa leucura) is a species of Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Urochroa; binomial: Urochroa leucura; authority: Lawrence, 1864.

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Green-backed Hillstar is split (9.1) from White-tailed Hillstar, renamed Rufous-gaped Hillstar (HBW Alive; Donegan et al. 2015; SACC 775, 800).

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