- Oxypogon stuebelii
Identification
Males show beard green above purple bordered in tan, short crest is tan and black, neck-sides buffy (against white in the other forms), buff to brownish-tan underside, and outer tail feathers with buffy-white (broad on the outermost, narrow on the next two).
Distribution
South America: Central Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly included in Bearded Helmetcrest.
Habitat
High-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
Food includes invertebrates in addition to the more expected nectar. Unlikely to hover, more likely to land on the flower or wherever it finds food.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- A paper on Helmetcrests
- SACC proposal to split Helmetcrests
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, C.J. Sharpe, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Buffy Helmetcrest (Oxypogon stuebelii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bufhel1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buffy Helmetcrest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buffy_Helmetcrest
