Spangled Coquette

Lophornis stictolophus Salvin & Elliot, DG, 1873

Spanish: Coqueta Coronada

The Spangled Coquette (Lophornis stictolophus) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae (coquettes and brilliants), tribe Lesbiini (coquettes). It weighs about 2.7 g and its bill is 12.8 mm long. It lives in Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern, with a decreasing population.

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At a glance

Weight

2.7 g, about 3 paperclips

Bill

12.8 mm

Lives in

Gardens & towns

Moves

Stays put all year

Red List status

Least concern, decreasing

Its place in the family

1. Family Trochilidae hummingbirds
2. Subfamily Lesbiinae coquettes and brilliants
3. Tribe Lesbiini coquettes
4. Genus Lophornis coquettes

What Lophornis share: Tiny birds. Males have crests and fans of spotted or spangled feathers on the neck.

Where it lives · 3 countries

• Ecuador
• Venezuela
• Colombia

Others in the genus Lophornis

• Rufous-crested Coquette Lophornis delattrei
• Butterfly Coquette Lophornis verreauxii
• Short-crested Coquette Lophornis brachylophus
• Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus
• Frilled Coquette Lophornis magnificus
• Peacock Coquette Lophornis pavoninus
• Dot-eared Coquette Lophornis gouldii
• Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
• Tufted Coquette Lophornis ornatus
• White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis

Sources

Names: eBird/Clements Checklist (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Groups: Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and McGuire et al. (2014). Weight, bill, habitat and movement: AVONET (Tobias et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Countries: BirdLife International DataZone, checked against eBird records via GBIF. Red List status and trend: BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority for birds.

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