Rufous-gaped Hillstar

Urochroa bougueri (Bourcier, 1851)

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Rufous-gaped Hillstar, Urochroa bougueri, is a hummingbird of the Andes in south-west Colombia and north-west Ecuador. It was described by Bourcier in 1851 and belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. The species is one of only two in its genus and is not divided into subspecies. It lives on the Pacific side of the mountains, where it uses mature forest, secondary growth and shrubby slopes, often close to streams. Its face shows a rufous-cinnamon streak, and the sexes look alike.

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range: South America: sw Colombia to nw Ecuador