Peacock coquette

The peacock coquette (Lophornis pavoninus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Venezuela and adjacent areas of Brazil and Guyana.

Peacock coquette
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Lophornis
Species:
L. pavoninus
Binomial name
Lophornis pavoninus
Salvin & Godman, 1882

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lophornis pavoninus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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