Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Ecuadorian Hillstar)
Oreotrochilus chimborazo (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Medium-sized hummingbird (c. 8g; 14 cm). Bill black, slightly curved; legs relatively long (an adaptation for perching on the flower heads of Chuquiraga; Ortiz-Crespo 2003). Sexual dimorphism is pronounced and is also present in juveniles. The male has an iridescent blue-violet hood covering the…
