Hooded Visorbearer

Common name: Hooded Visorbearer
Scientific name: Augastes lumachella
Clades: Polytminae - Mangos

The Hooded Visorbearer is considered a beautiful species and is found only in the central part of Bahia state. It lives in dry mountain scrubland with cacti, bromeliads, and orchids. The Hooded Visorbearer is classified as Near Threatened by BirdLife International due to its limited range, which stretches from Morro do Chapéu in the north to Barra da Estiva in the south. However, there aren't many current threats to this species, and it is still relatively common in suitable habitat.

The Hooded Viosorbearer is endemic to Brazil, Montane plateaux of NE Brazil between Morro do Chapéu, Andarái and Barra da Estiva (C Bahia). Two old specimens from Minas Gerais probably mislabelled