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- Oxypogon guerinii
Identification
Males show green beard narrowly bordered white, white and black in the crest, purple sheen to crown sides, brown and buff scaled underside, and tail with white centers to tail feathers (except central pair).
Distribution
South America: eastern Colombia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly included in Bearded Helmetcrest.
Habitat
High-altitude grassland.
Behaviour
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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- A paper on Helmetcrests
- SACC proposal to split Helmetcrests
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-bearded Helmetcrest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-bearded_Helmetcrest
