Photo © by arthur grosset
Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004
- Lophornis magnificus
Identification
7·1–7·7 cm (2¾-3 in)
The male has a straight red bill with a black tip. It has a rufous crest and an iridescent green forehead and throat which in certain lights look black. The frill projects from the throat and consists of elongated white feathers with green tips. The base of the frill is rufous. The frill is flattened against the breast as the bird hovers.
The female, lacks the crest and frill while the throat is rufous and the bill is darker. The under-tail is banded rufous and dark brown with pale rufous tips.
Both sexes show the whitish band across the rump that typifies the Lophornis genus.
Distribution
Eastern South America: found in east-central Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid forest, secondary woodland and cerrado.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of arthropods and nectar.
Breeding
They construct a cup-shaped nest with vertical walls, using plant down and moss.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Frilled Coquette. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Frilled_Coquette
