Santa Marta Blossomcrown

Common name: Santa Marta Blossumcrown
Scientific name: Anthocephala floriceps
Clades: Trochilini - Emeralds

The Santa Marta Blossomcrown is about 8.4 cm (3.3 in) long.

In northern Colombia, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is home to the Santa Marta Blossomcrown, an attractive hummingbird. Small hummingbirds with straight, short bills. A male has a green upperpart, a buffy white forecrown, and a bright orange hindcrown. In contrast to male blossomcrowns, female bloomcrowns have a dull brown crown. As a result of habitat loss in humid montane forests and older second growth, the species is considered a Vunerable threatened species. Males form leks in which they perch and sing soft chips in favored display areas.

Endemic to the Northeast of Colombia in the Santa Marta Mountains.