Blue-throated Hillstar vs White-sided Hillstar

Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus compared with Oreotrochilus leucopleurus

Key Differences

• Blue-throated Hillstar is Critically Endangered while White-sided Hillstar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-throated Hillstar	White-sided Hillstar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Oreotrochilus	Oreotrochilus
Species	Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus	Oreotrochilus leucopleurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-throated Hillstar and White-sided Hillstar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oreotrochilus.

Conservation Status

Blue-throated Hillstar

CR — Critically Endangered

White-sided Hillstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-throated Hillstar	White-sided Hillstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-throated Hillstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

White-sided Hillstar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Blue-throated Hillstar

The Blue-throated Hillstar (Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus) is a species in the genus Oreotrochilus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeogra