Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Oreotrochilus
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
This is a historic version of this account.

Andean Hillstar Oreotrochilus estella

Andy Johnson
Version: 1.0 — Published September 21, 2012

References

Introduction

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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
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