Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Festive Coquette

Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus

Described by: Vieillot (1823)
Alternate common name(s): Butterfly Coquette, Dusky Coquette, Bearded Coquette
Old scientific name(s): Lophornis chalybea, Polemistria chalybea

Photographs

Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Near Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug 16, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Near Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil - Aug 16, 2007 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Interior n. and w. South America. Se. Brazil;
Two widely disjunct populations;
(1) E. of the Andes in c. Colombia and s. Venezuela s. through e. Ecuador, e. Peru and Amazonian Brazil to c. Bolivia.
(2) E. Venezuela.
(3) Coastal se. Brazil. Recorded from ne. Argentina.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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