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Spangled coquette

Spangled coquette
Bevalet hummingbirds.jpg
Male, on the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Lophornis
Species: L. stictolophus
Binomial name
Lophornis stictolophus
Salvin & Elliot, 1873

The spangled coquette, coquette pailletée, coqueta coronada, or coqueta lentejuelada (Lophornis stictolophus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

female / Copalinga Lodge - Ecuador / flash photo

Copalinga Lodge - Ecuador / flash photo

Copalinga Lodge - Ecuador / flash photo



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