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| − | + | [[Image:Bearded_Mountaineer_by_Juninho.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Juninho|Juninho}}<br />Near Huacarpay, [[Peru]] October 2005]] | |
| − | [[Image:Bearded_Mountaineer_by_Juninho.jpg|thumb| | ||
;[[: Category:Oreonympha|Oreonympha]] nobilis | ;[[: Category:Oreonympha|Oreonympha]] nobilis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14–17 cm | ||
| + | *Black central crown stripe | ||
| + | *Purple lateral crown stripes | ||
| + | *Whitish underparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: endemic to [[Peru]] | [[South America]]: endemic to [[Peru]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''O. n. albolimbata'': | *''O. n. albolimbata'': | ||
:*Andes of west-central [[Peru]] (Huancavelica) | :*Andes of west-central [[Peru]] (Huancavelica) | ||
*''O. n. nobilis'': | *''O. n. nobilis'': | ||
:*Andes of southern [[Peru]] (Cuzco and Apurímac) | :*Andes of southern [[Peru]] (Cuzco and Apurímac) | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
[[Image:Bearded_Mountaineer.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Juninho|Juninho}}<br />Near Huacarpay, [[Peru]], October 2005]] | [[Image:Bearded_Mountaineer.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Juninho|Juninho}}<br />Near Huacarpay, [[Peru]], October 2005]] | ||
| − | + | High-altitude shrubland and lightly wooded areas, particularly with Nicotiana trees. | |
| − | High-altitude shrubland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar from agave, cactus and nicotiana flowers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oreonympha+nobilis}} | {{GSearch|Oreonympha+nobilis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oreonympha]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oreonympha]] | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 11 March 2015
- Oreonympha nobilis
Identification
14–17 cm
- Black central crown stripe
- Purple lateral crown stripes
- Whitish underparts
Distribution
South America: endemic to Peru
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- O. n. albolimbata:
- Andes of west-central Peru (Huancavelica)
- O. n. nobilis:
- Andes of southern Peru (Cuzco and Apurímac)
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland and lightly wooded areas, particularly with Nicotiana trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar from agave, cactus and nicotiana flowers.
References
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bearded Mountaineer. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bearded_Mountaineer
