Female © Julian Gottfried
Male © Tor Egil Høgsås
Male © Christian Hagenlocher
Male © Peter Hawrylyshyn
+ 2
Male © Chris Welsh

Bearded Mountaineer Oreonympha nobilis

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Identification

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Fairly large hummingbird with a striking facial pattern and a long tail. Brown above, white below, with a brown head and black-and-white forked tail. Males have an iridescent green and purple gorget, and in some populations a blue forehead; females are similar but duller. Found in dry mountain scrub at high elevations.

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