Frilled Coquette male feeding
Frilled Coquette is one of 11 hummingbird species in the Lophornis genus with the common name Coquette. The second part of the scientific name, magnificus, certainly applies! Males have a ‘frill’ of black {or green} and white throat feathers, a chestnut/orange crown, and a white band across the rump (the latter is a trademark of the genus). This bird was a lifer for me, and I only saw it once. That was in the Teresópolis area of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with my guide Gabriel Mello.
Frilled Coquette male feeding
Frilled Coquette is one of 11 hummingbird species in the Lophornis genus with the common name Coquette. The second part of the scientific name, magnificus, certainly applies! Males have a ‘frill’ of black {or green} and white throat feathers, a chestnut/orange crown, and a white band across the rump (the latter is a trademark of the genus). This bird was a lifer for me, and I only saw it once. That was in the Teresópolis area of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with my guide Gabriel Mello.