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Coquettes
Lophornis
Lophornis is a genus of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. These are all tiny birds, ranking among the smallest hummingbirds. No species exceeds 9 centimetres (3.5 in) and most are under 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in total length. The male coquettes are noted from their outlandish, colorful crests and markings, the females being more subdued. It contains the following ten species:
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Black-crested Coquette
speciesLophornis helenae
Festive Coquette
speciesLophornis chalybeus
Frilled Coquette
speciesLophornis magnificus
Rufous-crested Coquette
speciesLophornis delattrei
Tufted Coquette
speciesLophornis ornatus
White-crested Coquette
speciesLophornis adorabilis
Spangled Coquette
speciesLophornis stictolophus
Butterfly Coquette
speciesLophornis verreauxii
Dot-eared Coquette
speciesLophornis gouldii
Short-crested Coquette
speciesLophornis brachylophus
Peacock Coquette
speciesLophornis pavoninus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6338.