Ecuadorian hillstar
| Ecuadorian hillstar | |
|---|---|
| Male on Chuquiraga jussieui. | |
| Female in Cotopaxi National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Oreotrochilus |
| Species: | O. chimborazo |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreotrochilus chimborazo | |
| Distribution (green) in Ecuador and South America | |
The Ecuadorian hillstar or Chimborazo hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo) is a species of hummingbird. It is native to the Andes of Ecuador and extreme southern Colombia. Its main habitat type is high-altitude mountain grassland between 3500 and 5200 meters.