- Anthocephala berlepschi
Identification
8.4 cm
Male
- Green above
- White postocular streak
- Grey-buff underparts
- White and chestnut crown
- Buffy-white forecrown
- Rufous-chestnut hindcrown
- Bronze-green central tail feathers
- Large white tips to tail
- Short black bill
Female: brownish crown, otherwise similar
Distribution
Endemic to Colombia, found at eastern slope of Central Andes of Colombia (Magdalena Valley, Tolima and Huila departments)
A rare restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Santa Marta Blossomcrown.
Habitat
Understory of evergreen forest, and scrub, 1,200-1,600 m.
Behaviour
Feeds on nectar. Often seen at flowering banana.
Forages often at low levels in understorey.
Birds in breeding condition have been recorded from September to October. No other information about breeding.
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334252
- BirdLife International
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Blossomcrowns, including the proposal to split them into two species.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Tolima Blossomcrown. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Tolima_Blossomcrown
