The black-breasted hillstar is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in scrub at altitudes of 3,500 to 4,400 metres in the Andes of central Peru. Unlike the other hillstars, the tail, chest and belly of the male black-breasted hillstar are almost entirely black . The females are more bronze and grey-ish brown. This species shares a lot of common traits with the Andean hillstar but does not have a white base on its tail.
Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Mar 30, 2020. Captured Jan 16, 2020 17:00 in Unnamed Road, Ondores 12760, Peru.
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Thibaud, thank you for taking my bait, what incredible bird it is! Posted 5 years ago
We have something to celebrate! JungleDragon recently reached a milestone of 3,333 bird species documented on the site! Does that seem like an arbitrary number? Why, yes it does. But, we love birds and we love celebrating our users and nature! So, each day for the next two weeks, we’ll be featuring JungleDragon users who have generously shared amazing photos of birds!
We begin today with Thibaud Aronson! Thibaud is a true nature-loving adventurer! He has shared more than 2,000 photos on JungleDragon, more than half of which were new to the website! And, many of those photos were of birds, including the bird which brought us to species #3,333! Thanks so much for your passion and amazing contributions, Thibaud! We appreciate you!!
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Posted 5 years ago