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Male. Photo by Jim Crosswell
Location: Finca Oro, Costa Rica

Discosura conversii

Popelairia conversii

Distribution

Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1]. All major taxonomic sources place this species in genus Discosura, but in the past it was placed in genus Popelairia, and some field guides use that genus name.

References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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Female. Photo: nomdeploom
Location: Rara Avis Private Reserve, Costa Rica.