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Proposed subspecies aequatorialis doubtfully distinct from nominate, since only difference documented is tail length which is quite a variable character within nominate. "Lesbia ortoni" (= "Zodalia glyceria") is probably a hybrid of present species and Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• victoriae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)   -  Andes of north-eastern Colombia (Norte de Santander to Bogotá); Andes of southern Colombia (Nariño) and Ecuador.
• juliae (Hartert, 1899)   -  Andes of northern and central Peru.
• berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1915)   -  Andes of south-eastern Peru.

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