Blue-bearded Helmetcrest - BirdForum Opus

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.

Behaviour

Has been observed feeding at flowers by either hovering or sitting on the plant.

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/.
3. A paper on Helmetcrests
4. SACC proposal to split Helmetcrests
5. del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, G. M. Kirwan, C.J. Sharpe, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Blue-bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon cyanolaemus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bubhel1.01

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-bearded Helmetcrest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-bearded_Helmetcrest

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