Ecuadorian Hillstar
Oreotrochilus chimborazo
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Oreotrochilus
- eBird Code
- ecuhil1
Subspecies (3)
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Oreotrochilus chimborazo chimborazo
central Ecuador (Volcán Chimborazo, possibly also Volcán Quilotoa)
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Oreotrochilus chimborazo jamesonii
Andes from far southern Colombia (southern Nariño) to southern Ecuador (south to Azuay)
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Oreotrochilus chimborazo soderstromi
Mt. Quilotoa (central Ecuador)
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.