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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

1. A paper on Helmetcrests
2. 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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