Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) - HBW 5, p. 568
French: Coquette chalybée
German: Schmetterlingselfe
Spanish: Coqueta Verde
Other common names: Butterfly Coquette (verreauxii)
Taxonomy: Trochilus chalybeus Vieillot, 1823, Brazil.
Together with its sister species, L. pavoninus, formerly placed in a separate genus, Polemistria. Disjunct distribution and morphological differences between S nominate and N races suggest they might be approaching species threshold. “L. insignibarbis”, known from a single Bogotá trade skin and sometimes awarded monospecific genus Lithiophanes, may be a hybrid of race verreauxii and L. stictolophus, although apparently characters do not fit precisely with either. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- klagesi Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902 - SE Venezuela.
- verreauxii J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux, 1853 - E Colombia, E Ecuador and E Peru to NW Brazil and C Bolivia.
- chalybeus (Vieillot, 1823) - SE Brazil (Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female on a twig, looking around Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp chalybeus)
Peter Nash 6 September 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 4.6 -
A female perched on a branch Locality Fazenda Capricornio, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp chalybeus )
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2001 4 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
Male scratching beneath his gorget. Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp chalybeus)
Richard Garrigues 21 November 2008 2 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
A female and then a male feeding at a hummingbird feeder Locality Fazenda Capricornio, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp chalybeus )
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2001 4 years ago 17 sec 3.7 -
A perched female Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 15 sec 3.2 -
A bird on a branch Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp verreuaxii)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 11 October 2003 6 years ago 6 sec 3.1
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A female feeding at the feeders.
Locality Jonas's house, Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Lasse Olsson 5 January 2009 3 years ago 4.7 -
A male perched on the end of a branch.
Locality Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp chalybeus)
Nick Athanas 9 August 2005 3 years ago 4.2 -
A male
Locality RPPN Chácara Edith, Brusque, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 12 November 2006 6 weeks ago 4 -
A male perched
Locality Jonas's house, Folha Seca, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Chris and Megan Perkins 17 November 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus)
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Guy Poisson 20 September 2007 1 year ago 3.9 -
Female , hovering, feeding, nectar, garden, lodge, flower
Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp verreauxii)
dreyernp 23 October 2006 1 year ago 3
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