Blue-bearded Helmetcrest
Oxypogon cyanolaemusSalvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880
English (US) Blue-bearded Helmetcrest
The Blue-bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon cyanolaemus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Oxypogon cyanolaemus
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Blue-bearded Helmetcrest
- Described by
- Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1880
- Type locality
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 10000-14000 feet, Colombia.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.4, no.14 p.172 pl.4 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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