Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
White-tailed Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri) - HBW 5, p. 619
French: Colibri de Bouguer
German: Blaukehl-Andenkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí de Bouguer
Taxonomy: Trochilus Bougueri Bourcier, 1851, Nanegal, Ecuador.
Formerly considered a close relative of Oreotrochilus; behaviour and morphology indicate phylogenetic affinities with Boissonneaua. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bougueri (Bourcier, 1851) - Pacific slope of Andes of SW Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- leucura Lawrence, 1864 - E slope of E Andes in S Colombia (Nariño), E Ecuador and NE Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched near a feeder and feeding in it Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp bougueri)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 4 years ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A female at a feeder Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp bougueri)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A bird on a branch in the forest Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp bougueri)
Richard Garrigues 25 June 2005 5 years ago 22 sec 3.3
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A bird perched in the understory.
Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp bougueri)
Scott Olmstead 14 July 2007 2 years ago 4.4 -
Perched on a branch
Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 year ago 1.4
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