Tufted coquette

Tufted coquette
Adult male, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Lophornis
Species:
L. ornatus
Binomial name
Lophornis ornatus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Figure 48 from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles Darwin

The tufted coquette (Lophornis ornatus) is a tiny hummingbird that breeds in eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana, and northern Brazil. It is an uncommon but widespread species, and appears to be a local or seasonal migrant, although its movements are not well understood.

This small bird inhabits open country, gardens, and cultivated areas.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lophornis ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22687181A130119414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22687181A130119414.en.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.