Other Scientific Names
Augastes lumachellus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Augastes lumachellus [Stotz et al. (1996)], Augastes lumachellus [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Augastes lumachellus [Collar et al. (1994)], Augastes lumachellus [BirdLife International (2000)]
Montane plateaux of Brazil (north-eastern and central Bahia, Minas Gerais).
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
Habitat destruction through increasing conversion for cattle ranching is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Hooded Visorbearer (Augastes lumachella) [XC329797]
by Jeremy Minns from Morro do Pai In\u00e1cio, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (song)
Hooded Visorbearer (Augastes lumachella) [XC584106]
by Ciro Albano from Trilha para o Cap\u00e3o, Lencois-BA, Bahia, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Affinities of genus unknown. Song and nest pattern indicate relationship with Colibri. Species name often erroneously given as lumachellus, but original word comes from Italian and thus invariable in scientific nomenclature.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet