Hyacinth Visorbearer

It is found only in Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

The Hyacinth Visorbearer is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Augastes scutatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. More

* Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus) One bird in an upland area (c. 1,300 m) near the Cipo National Park. Minas Gerais, Brazil Fran Trabalon 2 November 2009 22 weeks ago 3 Sounds 1 recording * Calls (song?) from a perched male. More

the two lovely hummers – Hyacinth Visorbearer and Horned Sungem – on the first evening. Cipó Canastero. Cipó Canastero. Hyacinth Visorbearer. Hyacinth Visorbearer. Horned Sungem. Horned Sungem. A real bonus, at least for Tommy, was this Jaguarundi. More

Hyacinth Visorbearer, Brazil, Parque Natural do Caraca, Minas Gerais August 2007 © Stephen J. Davies More photos at www.chlorophonia. More

Hyacinth Visorbearer (Augastes scutatus) by Don Jones. More