Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) [XC226930]
by Israel Aragon from Huacarpay lake, Cuzco, Peru (call)
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) [XC91310]
by id from Lagunas de Huacarpay, Cusco, Peru (call)
Subspecies
A distinctive species which may be closest to Oxypogon guerinii, based mainly on plumage coloration.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
albolimbata Berlioz, 1938 - Central-western Peru (Huancavelica and southern basin of R Apurímac). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Western Mountaineer (Oreonympha albolimbata).
nobilis Gould, 1869 - Andes of south-central Peru (Apurímac and Urubamba Valleys, in Cuzco).