Lophornis

Lophornis
	Rufous-crested coquette (right) and Spangled coquette (left).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Subfamily:	Trochilinae
Genus:	Lophornis; Lesson, 1829
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

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]

Name	Common name	Distribution
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.

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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. Volume 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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[1] Lesson, René P. (1829). Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches (in French). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. xxxvii.

[2] Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 31.

[3] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

[ioc-4] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Hummingbirds". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 July 2019.