Black-breasted Hillstar
Oreotrochilus melanogaster Gould, 1847
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Black-breasted Hillstar, Oreotrochilus melanogaster, is a hummingbird of the central Andes of Peru, where it breeds in the south-central part of the country. It is a member of the Trochilidae and was described by Gould in 1847. This bird is confined to Peru and is the only species in its group. It lives in puna grassland, especially where Chuquiraga spinosa and cushion cacti are common, and it also uses rock outcrops, gardens and stands of Puya raimondii. Its range lies between 3,500 and 4,400 metres, with the main centres in Junín and Huancavelica.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: c Peru
