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Butterfly Coquette
Lophornis verreauxii Bourcier, J 1853
The butterfly coquette is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Lophornis
Scientific:
Lophornis verreauxii
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Lophornis
Scientific:
Lophornis verreauxii
Original description
Citation:
Bourcier, J 1853
Reference:
Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl.
ser.2, t.5 p.193 pl.6
Protonym:
Lophornis Verreauxii
Type locality:
Peru.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48709#page/211/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
BF9C468DE2BE8E00
Avibase ID:
avibase-BF9C468D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BF9C468D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693541
Geographic range:
- Lophornis verreauxii: tropical rainforest, riparian forest and sandy-soil forest and scrub in central Venezuela, in the Río Cauca drainage, and in the Amazon River basin from eastern Colombia southward to northern Bolivia, and eastward to Amazonian Brazil (eastward to northern Tocantins and southeastern Para), and southward to central Mato Grosso
- Lophornis verreauxii verreauxii: eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northwestern Brazil, and central Bolivia
- Lophornis verreauxii klagesi: southeastern Venezuela
Source: Clements checklist
Butterfly Coquette
Afrikaans:
Groenkuifkoket
Bulgarian:
Пеперудено кокетно колибри
Catalan:
Colibrí coquet de Verreaux
Czech:
koketka vousatá
Danish:
Grøntoppet Pragtalf
German:
Grünschopfelfe
Esperanto:
papilikolibro
Spanish:
Coqueta Verde Norteña
Spanish (Spain):
Coqueta verde norteña
Estonian:
amasoonia lehvkoolibri
French:
Coquette de Verreaux
Croatian:
krunati kolibrić
Indonesian:
Kolibri-nona kupu-kupu
Dutch:
Groenkuifkoketkolibrie
Norwegian:
strålekokette (verreauxii/klagesi)
Polish:
sylfik zielonoczelny
Portuguese:
topetinho-mariposa
Portuguese (Brazil):
topetinho-verde (Amazônia)
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-de-leque-verde-ocidental
Russian:
Кокетка-бабочка
Slovak:
golierčik motýlí
Serbian:
Leptirasti koketa kolibri
Swedish:
fjärilskokett
Turkish:
Yeşil And Koketi
Ukrainian:
колібрі-кокетка метеликовий
Chinese:
蝴蝶冠蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Festive Coquette [verreauxii or klagesi] ( Lophornis chalybeus [verreauxii or klagesi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Festive Coquette [verreauxii or klagesi] ( Lophornis chalybeus [verreauxii or klagesi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Festive Coquette [verreauxii or klagesi] ( Lophornis chalybeus [verreauxii or klagesi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Festive Coquette [verreauxii or klagesi] ( Lophornis chalybeus [verreauxii or klagesi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Festive Coquette [verreauxii or klagesi] ( Lophornis chalybeus [verreauxii or klagesi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Festive Coquette (Butterfly) ( Lophornis chalybeus verreauxii/klagesi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Festive Coquette (Butterfly) ( Lophornis chalybeus verreauxii/klagesi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Festive Coquette (Butterfly) ( Lophornis chalybeus verreauxii/klagesi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Butterfly Coquette ( Lophornis verreauxii) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Lophornis [chalybeus or verreauxii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Groenkuifkoket
Bulgarian: Пеперудено кокетно колибри
Catalan: Colibrí coquet de Verreaux
Czech: koketka vousatá
Danish: Grøntoppet Pragtalf
German: Grünschopfelfe, Schmetterlingselfe (verreauxii/klagesi)
English: Butterfly Coquette, Festive Coquette (Butterfly), Festive Coquette [verreauxii or klagesi]
English (Avilist): Butterfly Coquette
English, HBW: Butterfly Coquette
English (IOC): Butterfly Coquette, Festive Coquette (Butterfly)
English (United States): Butterfly Coquette, Festive Coquette (Butterfly)
Esperanto: papilikolibro
Spanish: Coqueta verde norteña, Coqueta Verde Sureña (verreauxii/klagesi)
Spanish (Ecuador): Coqueta Festiva (verreauxii/klagesi), Coqueta Mariposa
Spanish (Spain): Coqueta verde norteña, Coqueta verde sureña (verreauxii/klagesi)
Spanish (Peru): Coqueta Mariposa, Coqueta Verde (verreauxii/klagesi)
Spanish (Uruguay): Coqueta Verde (Subesp. verreauxii/klagesi)
Spanish (Venezuela): Coqueta Abanico Puntiblanco
Estonian: amasoonia lehvkoolibri
French: Coquette chalybée (de Verreaux), Coquette chalybée [verreauxii or klagesi], Coquette chalybée [verreauxii ou klagesi], Coquette de Verreaux
French (Guyane): Coquette de Verreaux
Croatian: krunati kolibrić
Indonesian: Kolibri-nona kupu-kupu
Japanese (romaji): midorikazarihachidori (verreauxii/klagesi)
Japanese: ミドリカザリハチドリ (verreauxii/klagesi)
Scientific: Lophornis chalybeus [verreauxii or klagesi], Lophornis chalybeus verreauxii, Lophornis chalybeus verreauxii/klagesi, Lophornis verreauxii, Trochilus verreauxi
Dutch: Groenkuifkoketkolibrie
Norwegian: strålekokette (verreauxii/klagesi)
Polish: sylfik zielonoczelny, sylfik zielonokryzy (verreauxii/klagesi)
Portuguese: topetinho-mariposa
Portuguese (Brazil): topetinho-verde (Amazônia)
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-de-leque-verde-ocidental
Russian: Зелёнохохлая кокетка (verreauxii/klagesi), Кокетка-бабочка
Slovak: golierčik motýlí, golierčik motýlí (skup.)
Serbian: Leptirasti koketa kolibri
Swedish: festkokett (verreauxii/klagesi), fjärilskokett
Turkish: Yeşil And Koketi, Yeşil koket (verreauxii/klagesi)
Ukrainian: колібрі-кокетка метеликовий
Chinese: 蝴蝶冠蜂鸟
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