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- Oxypogon stubelii
Identification
Males show beard green above purple bordered in tan, short crest is tan and black, neck-sides buffy (against white in the other forms), buff to brownish-tan underside, and outer tail feathers with buffy-white (broad on the outermost, narrow on the next two).
Distribution
South America: Central 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) Buffy Helmetcrest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buffy_Helmetcrest