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White-sided hillstar

Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould, 1847

LCLeast Concernbirds

The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus)
Photo: Gabriel Barrera Maffioletti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-sided hillstar

Weight
8.2 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
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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White-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus)
Opisska · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-sided hillstar live?

Not recorded

What is the white-sided hillstar?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.

From the Wikipedia article “White-sided hillstar” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-sided_hillstar&oldid=1379735041), 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 white-sided hillstar endangered?

The white-sided 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 white-sided hillstar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusOreotrochilus
  7. SpeciesOreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould, 1847

Synonyms Oreotrochilus leucopterus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • colibrí de flancs blancsCatalan
  • kolibřík bělobokýCzech
  • hvězdička bělobokáCzech
  • seren mynydd ystlyswenWelsh
  • Blåbuget PunastjerneDanish
  • WeißflankenkolibriGerman
  • Weißflanken-AndenkolibriGerman
  • blankflanka andkolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí cordilleranoSpanish
  • Picaflor andinoSpanish
  • Picaflor andino castañoSpanish
  • Picaflor cordilleranoSpanish
  • lõuna-puunakoolibriEstonian
  • eteläandienkolibriFinnish
  • Colibri à flancs blancsFrench
  • Métallure à flancs blancsFrench
  • bjeloboki kolibrićCroatian
  • fehéroldalú tündérkolibriHungarian
  • Orostella fianchibianchiItalian
  • ワキジロヤマハチドリJapanese
  • baltašonė kalnų žvaigždėLithuanian
  • WitflankbergnimfDutch
  • punaoreadeNorwegian
  • górzak białobocznyPolish
  • colibri-de-flancos-brancosPortuguese
  • estrela-de-flancos-brancosPortuguese
  • Белобокая ореадаRussian
  • Белобокая горная звездаRussian
  • vrchárik bielobokýSlovak
  • Beloboka planinska zvezdaSerbian
  • blåbukig bergstjärnaSwedish
  • Ak Yelekli DağyıldızıTurkish
  • колібрі-плямохвіст білобокийUkrainian
  • 白胁山蜂鸟Chinese
  • 白脇山蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the white-sided hillstar

Other species in the same genus Oreotrochilus.

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Common questions

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How big is the white-sided hillstar?

An adult white-sided hillstar weighs 8.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-sided hillstar endangered?

The white-sided 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 white-sided hillstar?

The white-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-sided-hillstar

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_sided_hillstar_2026,
  title = {White-sided hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-sided-hillstar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}