Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus (Blue-throated Hillstar)

Blue-throated Hillstar

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus Sornoza-M, F; Freile, JF; Nilsson, J; Krabbe, NK; Bonaccorso, E 2018

The blue-throated hillstar is a hummingbird found only in a small portion of the southwestern Andes in Ecuador. It was discovered in 2017. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Oreotrochilus
Scientific:
  Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

Original description

Citation:
Sornoza-M, F; Freile, JF; Nilsson, J; Krabbe, NK; Bonaccorso, E 2018

Reference:
Auk 135(4) 1146–1171

Protonym:
Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus

Link:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1642/AUK-18-58.1

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7503BD8B46821A28

Avibase ID:
avibase-7503BD8B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7503BD8B

Taxonomic Serial Number:

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus: Andes of southwestern Ecuador (Cordillera de Chilla-Tioloma-Fierro Urcu, on the El Oro/Loja border)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue-throated Hillstar
Danish:
Blåstrubet Punastjerne
German:
Blaulatzkolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí Chivito de Arcos
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí chivito de Arcos
French:
Colibri d'El Oro
Dutch:
Blauwkeelbergnimf
Norwegian:
blåstrupeoreade
Polish:
górzak modrogardły
Portuguese:
estrela-de-garganta-azul
Russian:
Синегорлая ореада
Slovak:
vrchárik smaragdovochrbtý
Serbian:
Plavogrla planinska zvezda
Swedish:
blåstrupig bergstjärna
Ukrainian:
колібрі-плямохвіст синьогорлий
Chinese:
蓝喉山蜂鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Clements, version 2021: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Clements, version 2022: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Clements, version 2019: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
eBird version 2019: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
eBird version 2021: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
eBird version 2022: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue-throated Hillstar ( Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

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