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