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The black-crested coquette is 6.3 to 7.7 cm (2.5 to 3.0 in) long with an average weight of 2.6 to 2.8 g (0.092 to 0.099 oz). The adult male has a dark metallic green crown with a wispy greenish black crest. The nape and back are metallic bronze green; a white band separates the back from the sooty blackish rump and uppertail coverts. The ...
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 rufous-crested coquette is a bird in the family Trochilidae, which includes all extant species of hummingbirds.It is a member of the genus Lophornis, which was identified first by the French naturalist and surgeon René Lesson in 1829, [4] and includes a number of extremely small hummingbirds distributed across central and south America. [5]
Lesbiini is one of the two tribes that make up the subfamily Lesbiinae in the hummingbird family Trochilidae.The other tribe is Heliantheini (brilliants).. The informal name "coquettes" has been proposed for this group as the largest genus, Lophornis, has 11 species with "coquette" in their common name.
Spangled coquette: Lophornis stictolophus Salvin & Elliot, DG, 1873: 93 Festive coquette: Lophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821) 94 Butterfly coquette: Lophornis verreauxii Bourcier, 1853: 95 Peacock coquette: Lophornis pavoninus Salvin & Godman, 1882: 96 Black-crested coquette: Lophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843) 97 White-crested coquette ...
Some birds build a new bower each year, while others simply update or remodel their preexisting bower year after year. There are three main styles of bower: maypole, avenue, and display court bowers:
The tufted coquette is 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) long and weighs 2.3 grams (0.081 oz). The black-tipped red bill is short and straight. The male has a rufous head crest and a coppery green back with a whitish rump band that is prominent in flight. The forehead and underparts are green, and black-spotted rufous plumes project from the neck sides.
The black crested gibbon is native to China, northern Vietnam, and Laos. They’re typically between 17-21 inches long and weigh between 15 to 22 pounds.