Wedge-tailed Hillstar - Oreotrochilus adela
( d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 2500-9999

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It inhabits arid and semi-arid montane scrub, Polylepis forest and disturbed habitats at 2,550-4,000 m (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990; Armonía 1995; Parker et al. 1996; Fjeldså and Kirwan 2020).


Range:
Oreotrochilus adela has a restricted range in the high Andes from Cochabamba or probably southern La Paz in the north through Potosí and Chuquisaca in south-west Bolivia to Jujuy in northern Argentina (Armonía 1995; Fjeldså and Kirwan 2020).


Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Establish adequate protected areas to protect the species's core range. Attempt to obtain an accurate estimate of its population size and trends. Monitor population at strongholds and search for the species in potentially suitable habitat at new sites. Study its ecology and its ability to persist in degraded and fragmented habitats. Quantify the extent of habitat loss


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