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Green-headed hillstar

Oreotrochilus stolzmanni Salvin, 1895

LCLeast Concernbirds

The green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni)
Photo: Opisska · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green-headed hillstar

Weight
8.7 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green-headed hillstar live?

Not recorded

What is the green-headed hillstar?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) is a species of hummingbird found in the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern and central Peru. It is one of 7 species in the genus Oreotrochilus, and can be distinguished from its relatives by subtle differences in plumage coloration. The green-headed hillstar received its name due to its bronze and green crown and gorget of bright emerald green plumage. The species was first discovered by English ornithologist Osbert Salvin in 1895 and named after Polish ornithologist Jean Stanislaus Stolzmann.

Hillstars of this genus are distinct among the hummingbird family Trochilidae because of their preference for high-elevation environments, and the development of many behavioral and physiological adaptations in order to survive the cold climate of the high Andes.

From the Wikipedia article “Green-headed hillstar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green-headed_hillstar&oldid=1371444575), 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 green-headed hillstar endangered?

The green-headed 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 green-headed hillstar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusOreotrochilus
  7. SpeciesOreotrochilus stolzmanni Salvin, 1895

Synonyms Oreotrochilus estella stilzmanni, Oreotrochilus estella stolzmanni

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • kolibřík StolzmannůvCzech
  • hvězdička zelenohlaváCzech
  • Grønhovedet PunastjerneDanish
  • GrünkopfkolibriGerman
  • Grünkopf-AndenkolibriGerman
  • GrünkopfandenkolibriGerman
  • verdakapa andkolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí de StolzmannSpanish
  • Estrella Cabeziverde PuneñoSpanish
  • Estrella de Cabeza VerdeSpanish
  • rohe-puunakoolibriEstonian
  • Colibri de StolzmannFrench
  • Métallure de StolzmannFrench
  • smaragdnogrli kolibrićCroatian
  • Orostella testaverdeItalian
  • žaliagalvė kalnų žvaigždėLithuanian
  • Peruaanse BergnimfDutch
  • grønnhodeoreadeNorwegian
  • górzak zielonogłowyPolish
  • colibri-de-stolzmannPortuguese
  • estrela-de-cabeça-verdePortuguese
  • Зелоногорлая горная звездаRussian
  • vrchárik zelenohlavýSlovak
  • Zelenoglava planinska zvezdaSerbian
  • grönhuvad bergstjärnaSwedish
  • Yeşil Başlı DağyıldızıTurkish
  • колібрі-плямохвіст зеленоголовийUkrainian
  • 绿头山蜂鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the green-headed 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 green-headed hillstar?

An adult green-headed hillstar weighs 8.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green-headed hillstar endangered?

The green-headed 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 green-headed hillstar?

The green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-headed-hillstar

MLA

“Green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-headed-hillstar.

BibTeX
@misc{green_headed_hillstar_2026,
  title = {Green-headed hillstar (Oreotrochilus stolzmanni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-headed-hillstar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}