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The top of the head of the male blue-throated hillstar is iridescent emerald green, which extends from the forehead to the base of the crown. The iridescent highlights are blue-green. The nape of the neck, mantle, lower portion of the back, rump, and upperwing coverts are bright emerald green. Some feathers in these regions have blue-green edging, and some have bronze highlights. The uppertail coverts are emerald blue-green. The upper surface of the central flight feathers are blackish blue.
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When to see the Blue-throated Hillstar
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue-throated Hillstar
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blue-throated Hillstar
The blue-throated hillstar is a hummingbird found only in a small portion of the southwestern Andes in Ecuador. It was discovered in 2017.
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Easily confused with
Green-headed HillstarOreotrochilus stolzmanniThe green-headed hillstar is a species of South American hummingbird ranging in length from 12 to 13 cm and weighing between 7.9 and 8.4 g.
Wedge-tailed HillstarOreotrochilus adelaThe wedge-tailed hillstar is 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 7.4 to 8.3 g (0.26 to 0.29 oz).
Black-breasted HillstarOreotrochilus melanogasterThe black-breasted hillstar is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 8.4 g (0.30 oz).
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