Black-crested coquette
The black-crested coquette (Lophornis helenae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
Black-crested coquette feeding on blue porterweeds.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Lophornis |
| Species: | L. helenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Lophornis helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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