Green-backed Hillstar
A species of White-tailed Hillstars Scientific name : Urochroa leucura Genus : White-tailed Hillstars
Green-backed Hillstar, A species of White-tailed Hillstars
Botanical name: Urochroa leucura
Genus: White-tailed Hillstars
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Description General Info
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
This species is about 15 cm long, including its 3cm long straight, black bill. It is shiny green above with a coppery rump and upper tail coverts. Young birds have a thin rufous malar. The throat and breast are glittering blue and the belly is gray. Its shoulder is green, but the rest of the wing is blackish. The outer tail feathers are white with blackish tips and edges. Although members of the genus Urochroa share the name hillstar with members of the genus Oreotrochilus, they are not closely related. 
Nest Placement
Tree
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
White-tailed Hillstars Species
Green-backed Hillstar 
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