White-bearded helmetcrest
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Oxypogon |
| Species: | O. lindenii
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| Oxypogon lindenii (, 1845)
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The white-bearded helmetcrest (Oxypogon lindenii) is a species of hummingbird found in northwestern Venezuela. The IUCN Red List has classed the species as Least Concern in July 2014.[1]
The white-bearded helmetcrest was formerly considered to be a subspecies of what was known as the bearded helmetcrest (Oxypogon guerinii). The white-bearded helmetcrest was promoted to species status when the bearded helmetcrest was split into four species based on a study of biometric and plumage data published in 2013. The nominate subspecies was renamed the green-bearded helmetcrest.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2014). Oxypogon lindenii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2
- ^ Collar, Nigel J.; Salaman, Paul (2013). "The taxonomic and conservation status of the Oxypogon helmetcrests" (PDF). Conservación Colombiana. 19: 31–38.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Oxypogon
- Birds of the Venezuelan Andes
- Endemic birds of Venezuela
- Birds described in 1845
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