Other Scientific Names
Popelairia popelairii [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Popelairia popelairii [Stotz et al. (1996)], Popelairia popelairii [BirdLife International (2004)]
Other Names (World)
Wire-crested Thorntail, Popelaire's Coquette
Eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for cattle ranching and soy production, facilitated by expansion of the road network, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) [XC62904]
by Jerome Fischer from Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge, San Pedro, Manu Rd, Cusco dept., Peru (call)
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) [XC209302]
by id from Zamora, Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (?)
Subspecies
Often placed in genus Popelairia, along with Black-bellied Thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi), Coppery Thorntail (Discosura letitiae) and Green Thorntail (Discosura conversii). Genus closely related to Lophornis.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet