Eastern Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
15.50 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1869

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland, dry forest. From 2,500 - 3,800 m, occasionally to 3,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) [XC16867]
by Daniel Lane from Huacarpay surrounding area - Cusco, Peru (contact chirps)

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).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Eastern Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) - 10 files

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