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[[Image:Bearded Helmetcrest - Oxypogon guerinii 1 - Sumapaz E Andes.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Eastern Andes, [[Colombia]], February 2011]] | [[Image:Bearded Helmetcrest - Oxypogon guerinii 1 - Sumapaz E Andes.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Eastern Andes, [[Colombia]], February 2011]] | ||
;[[: Category:Oxypogon|Oxypogon]] guerinii | ;[[: Category:Oxypogon|Oxypogon]] guerinii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11·2–12·7 cm <br /> | ||
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). | 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). | ||
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High-altitude grassland. | High-altitude grassland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of nectar. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#[http://www.proaves.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/The-taxonomic-and-conservation-status-of-the-Oxypogon-helmetcrests.pdf A paper] on Helmetcrests | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#[http://www.proaves.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/The-taxonomic-and-conservation-status-of-the-Oxypogon-helmetcrests.pdf A paper] on Helmetcrests | ||
#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop609.htm SACC proposal] to split Helmetcrests | #[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop609.htm SACC proposal] to split Helmetcrests | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Oxypogon+guerinii}} | + | {{GSearch|Oxypogon+guerinii}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oxypogon]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Green_bearded_Helmetcrest}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oxypogon]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 13 September 2014
- Oxypogon guerinii
Identification
11·2–12·7 cm
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
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of nectar.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-bearded Helmetcrest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-bearded_Helmetcrest
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