Friday, December 12, 2025

Oleaginous Hemispingus (Sphenopsis frontalis) - 12Aug2024

A questionable name to say the least.  Who thinks of a particular shade of yellow-green when they think of Oleaginous?  Not I!  This is a high elevation species across the Andes from Venezuela down to Peru.  I took the below photo on my second trip to Colombia.  The Hemispingus genus contains four species, all of which inhabit the Andes montane forests in northwest South America.



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