Blue-bearded Helmetcrest - BirdForum Opus

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Oxypogon cyanolaemus

Identification

Males show purple-blue beard narrowly bordered in white, white and black in the crest, dull green sheen on sides of crown, white-and-brown mottled underside, and mainly white tail with dark central rectrices and dark outer edges.

Distribution

South America: Santa Marta Mountains (northeast Colombia)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly included in Bearded Helmetcrest.

Habitat

High-altitude grassland.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia
3. A paper on Helmetcrests
4. SACC proposal to split Helmetcrests

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-bearded Helmetcrest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-bearded_Helmetcrest

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