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[[Image:16510Picaflor cordillerano I hembra .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}}<br />Central Andes, Cajon del Maipo, RM, [[Chile]], January 2006]] | [[Image:16510Picaflor cordillerano I hembra .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}}<br />Central Andes, Cajon del Maipo, RM, [[Chile]], January 2006]] | ||
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High-altitude shrubland and grassland (prepuna). | High-altitude shrubland and grassland (prepuna). | ||
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- Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Identification
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of southern Bolivia, to south-central Chile (Bío-Bío) and southern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland and grassland (prepuna).
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-sided Hillstar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-sided_Hillstar
