Frilled Coquette (Lophornis magnificus), male

Botanical Gardens of Brasilia - DF, Brazil.

 

Males in the genus Lophornis are noted from their outlandish, colorful crests and markings.

 

Known locally as "topetinho-vermelho".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

Subfamily: Lesbiinae

Tribe: Lesbiini

Genus: Lophornis Lesson, 1829

Species: L. magnificus Vieillot, 1817

Binomial name: Lophornis magnificus

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