1 recent observation
Brief #
Striking black eye stripe, long white supercilium, and a crest which is bright yellow/orange.
Description #
It has bright olive-green upperparts with a bronze-coloured patch on each shoulder, and whitish underparts washed with brownish-grey on the breast and flanks. It has two white wingbars, a tiny black pointed bill, and brownish-black legs. The head pattern is striking, with a black eye stripe, long white supercilium, and a crest which is bright yellow in the female and mainly orange in the male. The sexes are very similar, apart from the crest colour, although the female is a little duller in plumage and on average slightly smaller. Juveniles have a grey tinge to the duller upperparts, and lack the coloured crown; the other head markings are present, but duller than in the adult.
Measurements #
Length: 9 - 10 cm
Wingspan: 13 - 16 cm
Weight: 4 - 7 g
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