Butterfly coquette
The butterfly coquette (Lophornis verreauxii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.[1] It is found in northwestern South America, the region of the western Amazon Basin, in the countries of northwest Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. To the southeast it is found in adjacent Bolivia. It was recently split from the festive coquette.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Lophornis |
| Species: | L. verreauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophornis verreauxii Bourcier, 1853 | |
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References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Lophornis verreauxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726690A94929528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726690A94929528.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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