Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) - HBW 5, p. 648
French: Colibri noble
German: Weißhalssylphe
Spanish: Colibrí Noble
Taxonomy: Oreonympha nobilis Gould, 1869, Tinta, 11,500 feet [c. 3500 m], Peru.
A distinctive species which may be closest to Oxypogon guerinii, based mainly on plumage coloration. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albolimbata Berlioz, 1938 - CW Peru (Huancavelica and S basin of R Apurímac).
- nobilis Gould, 1869 - Andes of SC Peru (Apurímac and Urubamba Valleys, in Cuzco).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One adult bird flying. Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru
Carlos Gussoni 10 November 2011 1 year ago 11 sec 4.3 -
A male perched and feeding on a tobacco bush Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nobilis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 June 2005 7 years ago 29 sec 3.4
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A male perched on a branch.
Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nobilis)
Joe Tobias 24 September 2006 23 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult looking for nectar in agarden
Locality Ollantaytambo, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nobilis)
Marc FASOL 11 July 2011 23 weeks ago 4.1 -
perched in nicotine-bush
Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nobilis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 12 September 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A male in flight.
Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nobilis)
Joe Tobias 24 September 2006 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
One adult bird flying.
Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru
Carlos Gussoni 10 November 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Frontal view of a male feeding in flight.
Locality Huacarpay Lakes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nobilis)
Joe Tobias 24 September 2006 23 weeks ago 3.4
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