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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.
Rufous-crested coquette: Lophornis delattrei (Lesson, RP, 1839) 92 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
Black-crested coquette; Butterfly coquette; D. Dot-eared coquette; F. ... White-crested coquette This page was last edited on 3 April 2013, at 23:42 (UTC). Text ...
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 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.
A photo shows the colorful bird. Yellow-crested helmetshrikes had not been seen in decades and were considered a “lost bird” by the American Bird Conservancy, the university said.
The short-crested coquette is 7 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in) long. Both sexes have a short, straight, black bill. The adult male has a short rufous erectile crest; its longest feathers have green tips. It has emerald green upperparts with a white band between the back and the bronzy purple lower rump and green uppertail coverts. The throat is ...