Tolima Blossomcrown
Anthocephala berlepschi Salvin, 1893
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Tolima Blossomcrown, Anthocephala berlepschi, is a hummingbird of the Magdalena Valley in central Colombia, where it breeds in the upper valley through Cauca, northern Huila, Tolima and Quindío. It lives in humid primary forest and mature secondary forest, both inside the forest and along its edges, at 1,200 to 2,500 m. The species is endemic to Colombia and was described by Salvin in 1893. It is a monotypic member of Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. Both sexes have a straight black bill, and the adult male has a buffy white forehead and a rufous chestnut hindcrown.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Magdalena Valley (c Colombia)
