Wedge-tailed hillstar
Oreotrochilus adela (d'Orbigny, 1838)
The wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 7.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the wedge-tailed hillstar
- Weight
- 7.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the wedge-tailed hillstar
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Where does the wedge-tailed hillstar live?
Not recorded
What is the wedge-tailed hillstar?
The wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia and Argentina.
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Is the wedge-tailed hillstar endangered?
The wedge-tailed hillstar is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 wedge-tailed hillstar classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusOreotrochilus
- SpeciesOreotrochilus adela (d'Orbigny, 1838)
Synonyms Trochilus adela
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- colibrí de flancs brunsCatalan
- kolibřík potoskýCzech
- hvězdička bolívijskáCzech
- seren mynydd cynffonletemWelsh
- Kilehalet PunastjerneDanish
- AdelakolibriGerman
- Adela-KolibriGerman
- Rotflanken-AndenkolibriGerman
- RotflankenkolibriGerman
- brunflanka andkolibroEsperanto
- Colibré de CochabambaSpanish
- Colibrí de CochabambaSpanish
- Picaflor andino castañoSpanish
- Picaflor coloradoSpanish
- ruske-puunakoolibriEstonian
- boliviankolibriFinnish
- Colibri adèleFrench
- Métallure adèleFrench
- kestenjastoboki kolibrićCroatian
- ékfarkú tündérkolibriHungarian
- Orostella cuneatoItalian
- クサビオヤマハチドリJapanese
- pleištauodegė kalnų žvaigždėLithuanian
- WigstaartbergnimfDutch
- brunoreadeNorwegian
- górzak klinosternyPolish
- colibri-de-cochabambaPortuguese
- estrela-de-flancos-vermelhosPortuguese
- Рыжебокая ореадаRussian
- Клинохвостая горная звездаRussian
- vrchárik klinochvostýSlovak
- Adelina planinska zvezdaSerbian
- kastanjebröstad bergstjärnaSwedish
- Koçabamba DağyıldızıTurkish
- колібрі-плямохвіст болівійськийUkrainian
- 楔尾山蜂鳥Chinese
- 楔尾山蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the wedge-tailed hillstar
Other species in the same genus Oreotrochilus.
Andean hillstar
Oreotrochilus estella
Ecuadorian hillstar
Oreotrochilus chimborazo
White-sided hillstar
Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Black-breasted hillstar
Oreotrochilus melanogaster
Blue-throated hillstar
Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus
Green-headed hillstar
Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
CompareWedge-tailed hillstar vs Andean hillstarWedge-tailed hillstar vs Ecuadorian hillstarWedge-tailed hillstar vs White-sided hillstarWedge-tailed hillstar vs Black-breasted hillstar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wedge-tailed hillstar?
An adult wedge-tailed hillstar weighs 7.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the wedge-tailed hillstar endangered?
The wedge-tailed 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 wedge-tailed hillstar?
The wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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