Hummingbirds

White-sided Hillstar

Oreotrochilus leucopleurus

The White-sided Hillstar (Oreotrochilus leucopleurus) is an 8.2 g grassland bird that eats mostly nectar. Some populations migrate.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

8.2 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

3

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