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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 02:45, 25 March 2017

Lophornis delattrei
Male
Photo by Gambia14
Canopy Lodge, El Valle, Panama

Identification

Female, subspecies delattrei
Photo by Stanley Jones
Waqanki Lodge, Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru, December 2016

7cm, bill 8mm, short and straight.

Male: long, rufous crest. Bronzy green above. Has a white band across the rump. Tail rufous. Throat metallic green with 3 white spots. Remaing underparts green, like back.

Female: No crest but has a dull rufous forecrown. Otherwise like male above. Throat a light orange/brown. Chest streaked bronze. Underparts dull green. Cinnamon tail with black subterminal band.

Distribution

SW Costa Rica locally through Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, to N. Bolivia.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • L.d. lessoni
  • L.d. delattrei

Habitat

Borders of humid forest and secondary growth woodland. Also in nearby clearings.

Behaviour

female (left) and immature male (right)
Photo credit: Peter R. Bono
Date: 2008-08-06
Amazonia Lodge, Peru

Rare to Uncommon. Usually seen perched on an exposed branch or twig, quite often at moderate heights. Feeds quite low. Wags tail slowly up and down in flight. Looks like a large Bee!

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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