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Santa Marta Blossomcrown
Anthocephala floriceps (Gould, 1853)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Santa Marta Blossomcrown, Anthocephala floriceps, is a hummingbird of the Santa Marta Mountains in northern Colombia. It occurs only in the isolated Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, where it uses humid primary forest and mature secondary forest. The species was described by Gould in 1853. It is a monotypic member of the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. Both sexes have a straight black bill. Adult males show a buffy white forehead, a rufous chestnut hindcrown, green upperparts, a rusty lower back and uppertail coverts, and a bronzy green tail with buffy tips.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Santa Marta Mts. (ne Colombia)
