Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii) - HBW 5, p. 648
French: Colibri casqué
German: Helmkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Chivito
Other common names: Guerin’s Helmetcrest
Taxonomy: Ornismia Guerinii Boissonneau, 1840, Bogotá, Colombia.
Closely related to Oreonympha, Metallura and Chalcostigma. Based on morphological differences, the races could be considered four separate species. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanolaemus Salvin & Godman, 1880 - NE Colombia (Santa Marta).
- lindenii (Parzudaki, 1845) - Andes of NW Venezuela (Mérida, Trujillo).
- guerinii (Boissonneau, 1840) - E Andes of Colombia (S to Cundinamarca).
- stuebelii A. B. Meyer, 1884 - C Colombia (Nevado del Ruiz).
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On Espeletia
Locality Sumapaz Paramo, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp guerinii)
mauricio rueda 20 August 2011 40 weeks ago 3.4 -
Male sitting in the paramo.
Locality Paramo del Águila, Mérida State, Venezuela (ssp lindenii)
Sam Woods 1 August 2006 2 years ago 3
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