Carbonerito elegante Leptopoecile elegans

Small sublime bird of scrubby alpine and subalpine forests. Male has iridescent blue-green wings, a long silver cap, and rusty cheeks and neck. Female is paler, with a silvery-gray head and a thin black eyebrow. Both sexes have rosy pink flanks. Forages actively, often with other species, particularly with small tits. Gives faint high thin notes.