Genus

Typical Hillstars

Oreotrochilus

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusOreotrochilus (Typical Hillstars)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Oreotrochilus estella

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Oreotrochilus chimborazo

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Oreotrochilus stolzmanni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Oreotrochilus leucopleurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Hillstars

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~70%
	Andean Hillstar			~70%
2	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Ecuadorian Hillstar			~40%
3	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Green-headed Hillstar			~20%
4	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	White-sided Hillstar			<5%
5	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	White-sided Hillstar			Insufficient data
6	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	White-sided Hillstar			Insufficient data

Typical Hillstars

Species in this group

Andean Hillstar

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Green-headed Hillstar

White-sided Hillstar

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Hillstars

Parks Ranked