Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Blue-bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon cyanolaemus), recorded as Endangered
Blue-bearded Helmetcrest (Oxypogon cyanolaemus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest

Oxypogon cyanolaemus

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Oxypogon cyanolaemus
Taxonomy
Aves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae · Oxypogon

Appearance

It has a short straight bill. The male has a long black and white crest and a mostly dusky face with a buffy-white "collar". Its upperparts are olive green.

The blue-bearded helmetcrest is about 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long.

Range and habitat

The blue-bearded helmetcrest is found only in the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia. It inhabits páramo grasslands at elevations between 3,000 and 4,800 m (9,800 and 15,700 ft). It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet and breeding

Little is known about the blue-bearded helmetcrest's diet or feeding method. Nothing is known about the blue-bearded helmetcrest's breeding phenology.

In crisis

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Blue-bearded Helmetcrest, Wikidata item Q17517273. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Blue-bearded Helmetcrest?
It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.
What is the conservation status of Blue-bearded Helmetcrest?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Oxypogon cyanolaemus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Blue-bearded Helmetcrest live?
The blue-bearded helmetcrest is found only in the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.
Why is Blue-bearded Helmetcrest in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Oxypogon cyanolaemus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Blue-bearded Helmetcrest a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.