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Andean Hillstar

Oreotrochilus estella
(d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1838)
Picaflor Puneño
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Salta

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Trochilus estella.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 655876
♂  Adult
Santa Victoria Oeste
Salta
Argentina
09/22/2025
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 605141
♂  Adult
Ruta Provincial 33
Salta
Argentina
08/01/2024
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 586664
♀  Adult
Rodeo Pampa
Salta
Argentina
03/08/2024
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 559390
♂  Adult
Abra de acay
Salta
Argentina
11/28/2023
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 559385
♀  Adult
Abra de acay
Salta
Argentina
11/28/2023
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 559384
♂  Adult
Abra de acay
Salta
Argentina
11/28/2023
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 501401
♀  Adult
San Carlos
Salta
Argentina
07/22/2022
Lucas Pisana
Foto
Photography ID: 479624
♀  Adult
Ruta N°51 Arroyo La Quesera
Salta
Argentina
01/10/2022
Miguel Eduardo Navarro
Foto
Photography ID: 471206
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
10/27/2021
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 249621
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional los Cardones
Salta
Argentina
01/24/2018
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 194213
♀  Adult
San Antonio de los Cobres
Salta
Argentina
02/26/2017
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 194211
♀  Adult
San Antonio de los Cobres
Salta
Argentina
02/26/2017
Héctor Schreiber



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237197522/09/2025ArgentinaSaltaCamino hacia Acoyte, Santa Victoria OesteRamon Moller Jensen
213113701/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 331Diego Oscar
204629409/03/2024ArgentinaSaltaRodeo Pampa1Victor Hugo Michelini
204104108/03/2024ArgentinaSaltaRodeo Pampa2Victor Hugo Michelini
209008203/03/2024ArgentinaSaltaPicaflores, Rosario de Lerma1Nazareno Del Carlo
192798928/11/2023ArgentinaSaltaAbra de acayPablo Alberto Re
175247120/02/2023ArgentinaSaltaRuta provincial 33, Chicoana1Luis Cesar Tejo
173067320/02/2023ArgentinaSaltaRuta provincial 33, Chicoana1Daniela Espinosa
167197424/10/2022ArgentinaSaltaArroyo Peña Negra, Santa Victoria OesteNicolas Olejnik
166941221/10/2022ArgentinaSaltaCuesta del ObispoNicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Andean Hillstar (Oreotrochilus estella) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.