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Andean Hillstar

Oreotrochilus estella
(d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1838)
Picaflor Puneño
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Trochilus estella.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsCaiophora chuquitensis12/12/2025Diego Carus



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 664467
♂  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
12/06/2025
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 531638
♂  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
04/09/2023
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 485623
♂  Adult
Santa Ana de Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
02/26/2022
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 373931
♂  Adult
El Infiernillo
Tucumán
Argentina
12/26/2019
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240608608/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
240393106/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
227875808/04/2025ArgentinaJujuySanta AnaDiego Carus
227880008/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyCaspalaDiego Carus
174827709/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
155809426/02/2022ArgentinaJujuyAbra de Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Valle GrandeDiego Carus
116825426/12/2019ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
116019219/12/2019ArgentinaTucumánVega a 4100 mtrs, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesDiego Carus
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.