Blossomcrown
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| Blossomcrown | |
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| Santa Marta blossomcrown (Anthocephala floriceps) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Anthocephala Cabanis & Heine, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus floriceps[1] Gould, 1854
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
The two blossomcrowns comprise the genus Anthocephala. They were formerly considered conspecific. The SACC accepted both as distinct species in 2015.
Species
[edit | edit source]The two species are:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Santa Marta blossomcrown
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Anthocephala floriceps (Gould, 1853) |
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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| Tolima blossomcrown
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Anthocephala berlepschi Salvin, 1893 |
Colombia (Cauca, northern Huila, Tolima, and Quindío )
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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References
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