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Genus of hummingbirds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lophornis is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. These are all tiny birds, ranking among the smallest hummingbirds. No species exceeds 9 cm (3.5 in) and most are under 7.5 cm (3.0 in) in total length, weighing 3 grams or less. The male coquettes are noted from their outlandish, colorful crests and markings, the females being more subdued.
Lophornis | |
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Rufous-crested coquette | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Lesbiini |
Genus: | Lophornis Lesson, 1829 |
Type species | |
Trochilus ornatus Boddaert, 1783 | |
Species | |
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The genus Lophornis was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1829.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the tufted coquette (Lophornis ornatus).[2] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" or "tuft" with ornis meaning "bird".[3]
The genus contains the following eleven species:[4]
Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Lophornis adorabilis | White-crested coquette | Costa Rica and Panama | |
Lophornis brachylophus | Short-crested coquette | Mexico | |
Lophornis chalybeus | Festive coquette | southeast Brazil | |
Lophornis verreauxii | Butterfly coquette | northwest Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru | |
Lophornis delattrei | Rufous-crested coquette | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. | |
Lophornis gouldii | Dot-eared coquette | Bolivia and Brazil | |
Lophornis helenae | Black-crested coquette | Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. | |
Lophornis magnificus | Frilled coquette | Brazil. | |
Lophornis pavoninus | Peacock coquette | Venezuela and adjacent areas of Brazil and Guyana. | |
Lophornis stictolophus | Spangled coquette | ||
Lophornis ornatus | Tufted coquette | eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana, and northern Brazil. | |
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