A striking, critically endangered, new species of hillstar (Trochilidae: Oreotrochilus) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador

We describe a new species of the genus Oreotrochilus from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. The new species is most similar in adult male plumage to O. stolzmanni and O. chimborazo. However, male and female show unique combinations of plumage characters that are likely to act as social signals. Phy...

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Main Author: Sornoza-Molina, Francisco (author)
Other Authors: Freile, Juan (author), Nilsson, Jonás (author), Krabbe, Niels (author), Bonaccorso, Elisa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Online Access:https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/135/4/1146/5149014
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14809/3448
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