Marvelous Spatuletail - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Jon Gallagher
Leimembamba, Peru, February, 2010

Loddigesia mirabilis

Identification

15cm. White, green and bronze, blue crest feathers, brilliant turquoise gorget and black line on white underparts feathers. Strong difference in plumage between sexes (dimorphism)

Distribution

Northern Peru in only a few locations (poorly known).

Taxonomy

Female. Photographed by: WilsonDiaz
Location: Huembo, northen Peru.

This is a monotypic species. The Marvellous Spatuletail was discovered in 1835 by bird collector Andrew Matthews for George Loddiges.

Habitat

Mid elevation (mostly 2100-2900 m asl) forest edge, second growth, scrub and thorny thickets. It is threatened by logging.

Behaviour

Male
Photo by Stanley Jones
Huembo Center, Amazonas, Peru, January 2017

Males display in leks

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Birdlife International species page read Februar 2010
3. Wikipedia

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