Higher classification Lophornis | Phylum Chordata Family Trochilidae Scientific name Lophornis brachylophus Rank Species | |
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Similar Letitia's thorntail, Peacock coquette, Buff‑thighed puffleg, Blue‑capped hummingbird, Mexican woodnymph | ||
The short-crested coquette (Lophornis brachylophus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.
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Description
This tiny hummingbird measures 7–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in) and weighs 2.7 g (0.095 oz). The male has bronze-green upperparts with rufous crown and crest. White band on upper rump and bronze-purple lower rump. The throat is green while the face features short, orange cheek-tufts tipped green. A white band separates the throat from the rest of the underparts, which are pale cinnamon. The female lacks the male's crest and cheek patches.
Habitat
It is found only in Mexico, in the extremely restricted range of a 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the Atoyac-Paraíso-Puerto del Gallo road in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico, north-west of Acapulco.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and plantations.
It is threatened by habitat loss caused by land clearing for agricultural purposes. Conservation plans are complicated by illegal narcotic production activities within its restricted range.