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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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7cm, bill 8mm, short and straight.
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Male: long, rufous crest. Bronzy green above. Has a white band across the rump. Tail rufous. Throat metallic green. Remaing underparts green, like back.
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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.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==

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

Identification

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. 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.

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