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| − | [[Image:Indigo-capped_Hummingbird_by_COLOMBIA_Birding.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA_Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}} <br/> | + | [[Image:Indigo-capped_Hummingbird_by_COLOMBIA_Birding.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|COLOMBIA_Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}} <br />E Andes, [[Colombia]], 16 June 2010]] |
| − | ;[[: Category: | + | '''Alternative name: Guanacaste Hummingbird''' |
| − | '' | + | ;[[: Category:Saucerottia|Saucerottia]] cyanifrons |
| − | + | ''Amazilia cyanifrons''<br /> | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Notice the shiny, dark blue crown and the white "pants" | Notice the shiny, dark blue crown and the white "pants" | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Colombia]] | + | [[Colombia]] and [[Costa Rica]].<br /> |
| − | [[Image:Indigo-capped_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Oregonian|Oregonian}} <br/> | + | The form from [[Costa Rica]] is possibly extinct. |
| + | [[Image:Indigo-capped_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Oregonian|Oregonian}} <br />Fusagasuga, Cundinamarca, [[Colombia]], 5 September 2006]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| − | Some authorities place | + | Some authorities place this species in genus ''[[: Category:Amazilia|Amazilia]] '' |
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| + | ''S. c. alfaroana'' has sometimes been accepted as a full species, Alfaros or Miravalles Hummingbird, but is more often considered a doubtful taxon and is therefore currently not recognized. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|"Saucerottia cyanifrons" {{!}} "Amazilia cyanifrons" {{!}} "Indigo-capped Hummingbird" {{!}} "Alfaros Hummingbird" {{!}} "Guanacaste Hummingbird"}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Saucerottia]] |
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Alternative name: Guanacaste Hummingbird
- Saucerottia cyanifrons
Amazilia cyanifrons
Identification
Notice the shiny, dark blue crown and the white "pants"
Distribution
Colombia and Costa Rica.
The form from Costa Rica is possibly extinct.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities place this species in genus Amazilia
S. c. alfaroana has sometimes been accepted as a full species, Alfaros or Miravalles Hummingbird, but is more often considered a doubtful taxon and is therefore currently not recognized.
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Indigo-capped Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indigo-capped_Hummingbird
