Lophornis

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
Rufous-crested coquette (right) and Spangled coquette (left).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
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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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]

ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Lophornis adorabilisWhite-crested coquetteCosta Rica and Panama
Lophornis brachylophusShort-crested coquetteMexico
Lophornis chalybeusFestive coquettesoutheast Brazil
Lophornis verreauxiiButterfly coquettenorthwest Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru
Lophornis delattreiRufous-crested coquetteBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
Lophornis gouldiiDot-eared coquetteBolivia and Brazil
Lophornis helenaeBlack-crested coquetteBelize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Lophornis magnificusFrilled coquetteBrazil.
Lophornis pavoninusPeacock coquetteVenezuela and adjacent areas of Brazil and Guyana.
Lophornis stictolophusSpangled coquette
Lophornis ornatusTufted coquetteeastern 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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