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Black-breasted hillstar

Oreotrochilus melanogaster Gould, 1847

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster)
Photo: thibaudaronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-breasted hillstar

Weight
9.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-breasted hillstar live?

Not recorded

What is the black-breasted hillstar?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-breasted hillstar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-breasted_hillstar&oldid=1379733610), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-breasted hillstar endangered?

The black-breasted hillstar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-breasted hillstar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusOreotrochilus
  7. SpeciesOreotrochilus melanogaster Gould, 1847
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Colibrí pitnegreCatalan
  • colibrí de pit negreCatalan
  • kolibřík brokátovýCzech
  • hvězdička brokátováCzech
  • seren mynydd frondduWelsh
  • Sortbrystet PunastjerneDanish
  • SchwarzbrustkolibriGerman
  • SamtkolibriGerman
  • Schwarzbrust-AndenkolibriGerman
  • SchwarzbrustandenkolibriGerman
  • nigrabrusta andkolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí pechinegroSpanish
  • Colibrí Andino NegroSpanish
  • Estrella de Pecho NegroSpanish
  • tõmmu-puunakoolibriEstonian
  • perunandienkolibriFinnish
  • Colibri à plastron noirFrench
  • Métallure à plastron noirFrench
  • smeđoboki kolibrićCroatian
  • feketehasú tündérkolibriHungarian
  • Orostella pettoneroItalian
  • ムナグロヤマハチドリJapanese
  • juodakrūtė kalnų žvaigždėLithuanian
  • ZwartborstbergnimfDutch
  • svartbrystoreadeNorwegian
  • górzak czarnobrzuchyPolish
  • colibri-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
  • estrela-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
  • Черногрудая ореадаRussian
  • Черногрудая горная звездаRussian
  • vrchárik čiernobruchýSlovak
  • Crnogruda planinska zvezdaSerbian
  • svartbröstad bergstjärnaSwedish
  • Kara Karınlı DağyıldızıTurkish
  • колібрі-плямохвіст чорногрудийUkrainian
  • 黑胸山蜂鳥Chinese
  • 黑胸山蜂鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the black-breasted hillstar

Other species in the same genus Oreotrochilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-breasted hillstar?

An adult black-breasted hillstar weighs 9.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-breasted hillstar endangered?

The black-breasted hillstar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-breasted hillstar?

The black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-breasted-hillstar

MLA

“Black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-breasted-hillstar.

BibTeX
@misc{black_breasted_hillstar_2026,
  title = {Black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-breasted-hillstar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}