Apr 9, 2025
Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, endemic to Brazil
photograph by Jarbas Mattos
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Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, endemic to Brazil
photograph by Jarbas Mattos
Visorbearer (Augastes)
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Hooded Visorbearer (Augastes lumachella), male, family Trochilidae, endemic to Bahia, Brazil
photograph by Marcelo Maux
Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, endemic to Brazil
photograph by @walisson_registros
Hooded Visorbearer (Augastes lumachella), male, family Trochilidae, endemic to Bahia, Brazil
photograph by Ciro Albano
Hooded Visorbearer (Colibri Lumachelle, or Colibrí Lumaquela)
Augastes lumachella (Apodiformes - Trochilidae), commonly named the Hooded Visorbearer, is an endemic species to Brazil.
The most significant feature of this species is its iridescent green "visor" which is only really noticeable when the bird is looking straight at you. Equally distinctive is the bright orange spot at the bottom of the throat showing on top of a white half-collar. This gives rise to its local Brazilian name of "gravatinho" or "little necktie".
This tiny hummingbird occurs at few known locations within a moderately small range which may be decreasing in size owing to habitat loss. It is consequently classified as Near Threatened.
Reference: [1] - [2]
Photo credit: ©Ciro Albano
Locality: Chapada Diamantina, Lençois, Bahia, Northeast Brazil