Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) - HBW 5, p. 571
French: Coquette de Popelaire
German: Haubenfadenelfe
Spanish: Rabudito Crestado
Other common names: Popelaire’s Coquette
Taxonomy: Trochilus popelairii Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846, Peru.
Often placed in genus Popelairia, along with D. langsdorffi, D. letitiae and D. conversii; genus closely related to Lophornis. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female flying among the vegetation, feeding from many different flowers Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 2 December 2004 6 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding on flowers, shown in slow motion Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 28 October 2008 2 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A female feeding in verbain flowers Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2005 6 years ago 34 sec 4.1 -
female feeding in flowers and perching Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 3 April 2011 41 weeks ago 14 sec 3.4 -
A male perched and flying away Locality Manu National Park, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 21 December 2002 7 years ago 17 sec 3.3 -
female feeding at flowers Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 2 September 2006 25 weeks ago 21 sec 3
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At feeder
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 30 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.4 -
Young male klinging on a Porterweed bush, eating.
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 28 February 2011 21 weeks ago 4.2 -
Foraging
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 31 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4 -
displaying, female, male, pair, garden, flower, posing
Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
dreyernp 20 October 2006 1 year ago 4 -
At feeder
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 30 October 2011 13 weeks ago 3.3 -
adult male foraging on flower
Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 3 February 2010 2 years ago 2.5
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