Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Sphenopsis (2 species, 4 worldwide)


Oleaginous Hemispingus
Oleaginous Hemispingus (Sphenopsis frontalis frontalis)
Machu Picchu, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A plainly colored species where the male looks like it might be a female. Oleaginous means oily.

Black-eared Hemispingus
Black-eared Hemispingus (Sphenopsis melanotis melanotis)
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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