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Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)

Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)

Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)



Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) - Female Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii)

Class: Aves
Family: Trochilidae
Common Name: Wire-crested Thorntail
Genus: Discosura
Species Name: popelairii

About The Wire-crested Thorntail

Discosura popelairii is a generally rare species of north-west South America. The northernmost part of its distribution is east Colombia, where it is considered rare and local. In east Ecuador the species is generally uncommon, but recorded regularly at Panacocha (del Hoyo et al. 1999, Restall et al. 2006). Its range extends as far as north-east Peru (del Hoyo et al. 1999).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2015. Discosura popelairii. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Ecuador
Peru

Member Lifelists

Ecuador
South America
World

Sites Where Observed

Location
Date
Notes
8/3/2023
8/4/2023
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) - Female
8/5/2023

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