Indigo-capped Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by COLOMBIA Birding
E Andes, Colombia, 16 June 2010

Alternative name: Guanacaste Hummingbird

Saucerottia cyanifrons

Amazilia cyanifrons

Identification

Notice the shiny, dark blue crown and the white "pants"

Distribution

Colombia and Costa Rica.
The form from Costa Rica is possibly extinct.

Photo © by Oregonian
Fusagasuga, Cundinamarca, Colombia, 5 September 2006

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Some authorities place this species in genus Amazilia
S. c. alfaroana has sometimes been accepted as a full species, Alfaros or Miravalles Hummingbird, but is more often considered a doubtful taxon and is therefore currently not recognized.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Indigo-capped Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indigo-capped_Hummingbird

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