Family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Critically Endangered
Short-crested Coquette (Lophornis brachylophus)
Taxonomy
French: Coquette du Guerrero German: Kurzhaubenelfe Spanish: Coqueta de Guerrero
Taxonomy:
Lophornis delattrei brachylopha
R. T. Moore
, 1949,San Vicente de Benítez, Guerrero, Mexico
.Distribution:
Sierra Madre del Sur (Guerrero), in SW Mexico.
Descriptive notes
7–7·5 cm. Male has short, straight bill, black; crest short (c. 1·2 cm), filamentous, rufous, longest feathers tipped green; rest of upperparts deep... read more
Voice
Mostly silent. A high, sharp “sip” or “tsip” when feeding. Also quiet dry chips “chi..chi-chi..”.... read more
Habitat
Semi-deciduous forest, humid evergreen forest, pine-oak forest, and plantations at 900–1800 m. read more
Food and feeding
Feeds on nectar of flowering Cecropia, Clethra, Conostegia, Inga and other small flowering plants.... read more
Breeding
Probably Nov–Feb. No further data available.
Movements
Sedentary with some altitudinal movements likely.
Status and conservation
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. CITES II. Previously considered Endangered. Restricted-range species: present in Sierra Madre del Sur EBA. Locally frequent to uncommon. Species is... read more
Closely related to L. delattrei and possibly L. stictolophus; has been considered conspecific with former. Monotypic.