• Synonyms Veraguan Snowcap, White-crowned Hummingbird, Costa Rican Snowcap
  • Old latin name for bird Mellisuga albo-coronata, Microchera albo-coronata

Snowcapbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, song, © Ernest Carman
    Costa Rica
  • 2.
    Call, © Ken Allaire
    Panama
  • 3.
    Call, male, © Justin Watts
    Costa Rica
  • 4.
    Call, male, © Justin Watts
    Costa Rica
  • 5.
    Adult, call, male, © Brian Henderson
    Costa Rica
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Snowcap

  • Breeding region Middle America
  • Breeding subregion Honduras to Panama

Snowcap subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Microchera albocoronata albocoronatawc Panama-No
Microchera albocoronata parvirostriss Honduras to Costa Rica-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí de còfia blanca
Chinese白顶蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)白頂蜂鳥
Croatianbjelokapi kolibrić
CzechKolibrík svetlokorunkatý, kolibřík běločelý
DanishPurpursnekrone
DutchWitkruinkolibrie
Finnishlumilakkikolibri
FrenchDryade à coiffe blanche, Colibri à couronne blanche, Colibri à coiffe blanche
GermanSchneekrönchen, Schneekappenkolibri
Hungarianhósapkás kolibri
ItalianColibrì corona di neve, Capo di neve
Japaneseワタボウシハチドリ
Lithuanianmikrochera
Norwegiansnøkronekolibri
Norwegian NynorskSnøkronekolibri
Polishkarliczek
PortugueseBeija-flor-de-cabeça-branca, colibri-de-coroa-branca
RussianСнежношапочный колибри, Белошапочный колибри
SerbianSnežnokapi kolibri
Slovakkolibrík bieločelý
SpanishColibrí coroniblanco, Colibrí coroninevada, Copete de nieve, Copo de Nieve, Gorra Nivosa, Copete Nevado
Swedishsnöhätta
TurkishSakarca Kolibri
Ukrainianколібрі білоголовий