swap_horiz Andean hillstar Alternatives

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Marvelous spatuletail

The marvelous spatuletail is an extant hummingbird species native to northern Peru. It’s notable for the male's distinct...

Peru Marvelous Extant Spatuletail

9.8 Brilliant

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Sword-billed hummingbird

The sword-billed hummingbird is a unique South American hummingbird inhabiting the Andean slopes of eastern Peru and nor...

Andes Extant Sword Bill

9.8 Brilliant

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird

The Fiery-throated Hummingbird, *Panterpe insignis*, is a small bird found exclusively in the highland forests of Costa...

Highland Iridescent Central American Costa Rican

9.5 Brilliant

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Juan Fernandez firecrown

The Juan Fernández firecrown is a small hummingbird species native solely to the island of Juan Fernández off the coast...

Island Extant Firecrown Juan Fernandez

9.4 Excellent

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Wire-crested thorntail

The wire-crested thorntail *Discosura popelairii* is a hummingbird species found in the Andean foothills of Colombia, Ec...

Andes Extant Thorntail Wire Crest

9.4 Excellent

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Booted Racket-tail

The Booted Racket-tail, *Ocreatus underwoodii*, is a vibrant hummingbird species found in the Andes Mountains of South A...

Andean South American Iridescent Ornate Tail

9.4 Excellent

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Crimson topaz

The Crimson Topaz is a sizable hummingbird species found in the neotropics. It’s distinguished by the male's vibrant cri...

Forest Extant Topaz Neotropics

9.3 Excellent

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Tufted coquette

The Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) is a small hummingbird found throughout the Caribbean islands and parts of South...

Tufted Caribbean Extant Coquette

9.3 Excellent

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Long-tailed sylph

The long-tailed sylph is a hummingbird species native to the Andean highlands of Venezuela, Bolivia, and surrounding are...

Andes Long Tail Extant Sylph

9.3 Excellent

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Scissor-tailed hummingbird

The scissor-tailed hummingbird is a small hummingbird species native to Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula. Distinguished by it...

Venezuela Extant Scissor Tail

9.3 Excellent

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Fiery topaz

The fiery topaz is a hummingbird species native to the Amazon rainforests of South America. It’s distinguished by its ex...

Amazon Forest Extant Topaz

9.2 Excellent

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Horned sungem

The horned sungem is a hummingbird species found primarily within Brazil’s cerrado biome. It is notable as the only exta...

Cerrado Extant Sungem Horned

9.2 Excellent

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Giant hummingbird

The giant hummingbird represents the largest hummingbird species currently living. Native to the Andes mountains of Sout...

Giant Andes Extant

9.2 Excellent

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Chimborazo Hillstar

The Chimborazo Hillstar, scientifically known as Oreotrochilus chimborazo, is a species of hummingbird native to the hig...

Ecuador Hillstar High Andes Chimborazo

9.2 Excellent

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Rivoli's hummingbird

Rivoli’s hummingbird represents a distinct hummingbird species found in montane cloud forests of western Mexico and Cent...

Extant Montane Rivoli

9.1 Excellent

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Blue-throated hillstar

The blue-throated hillstar is a tiny hummingbird species endemic to a restricted region of southwestern Ecuador. Its dis...

Ecuador Extant Hillstar Blue Throat

8.2 Great

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Purple-throated Starfrontlet

The Purple-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a hummingbird of the Andes, occurring in Colombia and western...

Andean South American Highland Iridescent

7.8 Good

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Black-breasted hillstar

The black-breasted hillstar (Oreotrochilus melanogaster) is a species of hummingbird in the genus Oreotrochilus, endemic...

Peru Extant Hillstar Black Breast

7.2 Good

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White-sided hillstar

The white-sided hillstar (*Oreotrochilus leucopleurus*) is a species of hummingbird belonging to the tribe Lampornithini...

Highland Extant Hillstar White Side

7.1 Good

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White-bellied Hummingbird

The White-bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia chionogaster) is a small hummingbird of the central Andes. It occurs in parts of...

Andean South American Highland Trochilidae

6.2 Fair