Birds of Guyana

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Genus: Lophornis (2 species, 11 worldwide)

Genus Lophornis, Coquettes, are tiny hummingbirds. The males have a variety of ornate features including fancy crest, tail, colors and/or gorget


Tufted Coquette
Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) Male
French Guiana   		   
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE   © All Rights Reserved.

Tufted Coquette
Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) Female
French Guiana   		   
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE   © All Rights Reserved.


Butterfly Coquette
Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii) Male Rare/Accidental
Rurrenabaque, Bolivia   		   
Photograph by Oleg Nabrovenkov   © All Rights Reserved.

Butterfly Coquette
Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii verreauxii) Male Rare/Accidental
Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Butterfly Coquette
Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii verreauxii) Female Rare/Accidental
Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Split from the better known Festive Coquette of the Atlantic rainforest. Similar but note crest on male.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
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Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba