Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Peacock Coquette (Lophornis pavoninus) - HBW 5, p. 568
French: Coquette paon
German: Pfauenelfe
Spanish: Coqueta Pavonina
Taxonomy: Lophornis pavoninus Salvin and Godman, 1882, Merumé Mountains, Guyana.
Together with its sister species, L. chalybeus, formerly placed in a separate genus, Polemistria. Proposed race punctigula (Cerro Ptaritepui), described on basis of slight differences in female plumage, best considered synonymous with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pavoninus Salvin & Godman, 1882 - Cerro Ptaritepui (SE Venezuela), Mt Roraima (SE Venezuela/NC Brazil) and Merumé Mts (Guyana).
- duidae Chapman, 1929 - Mt Duida and adjacent smaller tepuis in SE Venezuela.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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video 5 of 6. See comments on video 1. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp pavoninus)
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video 4 of 6. See comments on video 1. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp pavoninus)
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video 3 of 6. See comments on video 1. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp pavoninus)
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video 6 of 6. See comments on video 1. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp pavoninus)
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video 2 of 6. See comments on video 1. Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp pavoninus)
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a male perched atop a bare limb at edge of the forest in a rainy morning. Notice the position of the ornaments (held down) inste Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
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