Wedge-tailed Hillstar
- Scientific name
- Oreotrochilus adela
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Wing shape
- Pointed
- Tail shape
- Wedge shaped
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Why it matters
The Wedge-tailed Hillstar is a unique hummingbird native to the high-altitude shrublands of the Andes in Bolivia and Argentina. It is prized by birders for its specialized adaptation to extreme environments, as it survives at high elevations by entering a state of torpor to conserve energy during the freezing nights.
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