White-sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus)
About the White-sided Hillstar
The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. The white-sided hillstar was at one time proposed to be a subspecies of Andean hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) but major taxonomies retain it as a species. It is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 7 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Chile in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonotarecording
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominicarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolarecording
- Andean GullChroicocephalus serranusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.