Rufous-crested Coquette
Lophornis delattrei(Lesson, RP, 1839)
English (US) Rufous-crested Coquette
The Rufous-crested Coquette (Lophornis delattrei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Lophornis delattrei
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-crested Coquette
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lophornis delattrei lessoni
- Lophornis delattrei delattrei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya (Lophorinus) DeLattrei
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
- Type locality
- No type locality, but probably from Peru; vide Simon, antea, p. 285, note.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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