Lophornis
Rufous-crested coquette
Scientific classification Edit this 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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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.

Taxonomy and species list

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
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.

References

  1. ^ Lesson, René P. (1829). Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches (in French). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. xxxvii.
  2. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 31.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Hummingbirds". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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