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Photo by scottishdude
Sevegre, Costa Rica, March 2011

Lophornis helenae

[edit] Identification

5cm.

[edit] Distribution

Central America
Gulf slope of southern Mexico (Veracruz), through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua ) to eastern Costa Rica

[edit] Taxonomy

Photo: Jim Crosswell
Finca Oro, Costa Rica, January 2009

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

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