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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]
The Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Peru. The avifauna of Peru has 1884 confirmed species, of which 118 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 83 are rare or vagrants. An additional 26 species are hypothetical (see below).
The guardabarranco (turquoise-browed motmot) is Nicaragua's national bird. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua included a total of 788 species as of May 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1] Of them, 142 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. None are ...
The animals had black bodies and a yellow “helmet” on their heads. Researchers had rediscovered a “lost” species: the yellow-crested helmetshrike, or Prionops alberti. A photo shows the ...
The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae. These are large birds, similar in general appearance to turkeys. The guans and curassows live in trees, but the smaller chachalacas are found in more open scrubby habitats. They are generally dull-plumaged, but the curassows and some guans have colorful facial ornaments.
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.