Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus), male

Sítio Espinheiro Negro - Juquitiba, SP, Brazil.

 

Known in Brazil as "topetinho-verde".

 

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

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Trochilidae

Subfamily: Lesbiinae

Tribe: Lesbiini

Genus: Lophornis Lesson, 1829

Species: L. chalybeus (Temminck, 1821)

Binomial name: Lophornis chalybeus

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