Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani

Described by: DeLattre; Bourcier (1846)
Alternate common name(s): Herran's Thornbill
Old scientific name(s): Eupogonus herrani

Photographs

Yanacocha, Ecuador - Mar 8, 2007 © Michael Woodruff  Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Mar 8, 2007 © Michael Woodruff  Yanacocha, Ecuador - Oct 29, 2004 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

Andes of nw. South America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) W. Colombia.
(2) Sw. Colombia, Ecuador and ex. nw. Peru.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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