Black-crested Coquette
Lophornis helenae(Delattre, PA, 1843)
English (US) Black-crested Coquette
The Black-crested Coquette (Lophornis helenae) 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.
Range: Gulf slope of southern Mexico (Veracruz) to eastern Costa RicaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophornis helenae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-crested Coquette
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya Helenae
- Described by
- (Delattre, PA, 1843)
- Type locality
- Vera Paz, Guatemala.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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