Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Snowcap

Snowcap Microchera albocoronata

Described by: Lawrence (1855)
Alternate common name(s): White-crowned Hummingbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Costa Rica - 2004 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Costa Rica - 2004 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Rancho Naturalista, Cartago, Costa Rica - Jun, 2003 © Lou Hegedus  Jimenez County, Cartago Province, Costa Rica - May 13, 2006 © Elidier Vargas  Jimenez County, Cartago Province, Costa Rica - May 13, 2006 © Elidier Vargas 
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Range

Caribbean slope of s. Central America;
(1) E. Honduras, e. Nicaragua to e. Costa Rica.
(2) Nw. Panama.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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