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Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Oreotrochilus
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Version 1.0
This is a historic version of this account.
SPECIES
Andean Hillstar
Oreotrochilus estella
Andy Johnson
Version: 1.0 — Published September 21, 2012
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Calls (Andean)
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Calls (Andean)
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Recommended Citation
Johnson, A. (2012).
Andean Hillstar
(
Oreotrochilus estella
), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.andhil1.01