Andean hillstar

English

Noun

Andean hillstar (plural Andean hillstars)

1. A species of hummingbird, Oreotrochilus estella, found in the Andes.
   • 2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 45:

     The gigantic flower is visited also by the Andean hillstar, which comes to feed on puya nectar.