NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Tufted Coquette
Lophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The tufted coquette (Lophornis ornatus) is a tiny hummingbird that breeds in eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana, and northern Brazil. It is an uncommon but widespread species, and appears to be a local or seasonal migrant, although its movements are not well understood.
This small bird inhabits open country, gardens, and cultivated areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Tufted coquette; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:47:00.434754+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783)
- Name authority
- (Boddaert, 1783)
- Common name
- Tufted Coquette
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Lophornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- subfamilyTrochilinae
- genusLophornis R. Lesson, 1829
- speciesLophornis ornatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-crested CoquetteLophornis adorabilis Salvin, 1870 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-crested CoquetteLophornis delattrei (R. Lesson, 1839) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-crested CoquetteLophornis helenae (Delattre, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Frilled CoquetteLophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dot-eared CoquetteLophornis gouldii (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-crested CoquetteLophornis brachylophus R. T. Moore, 1949 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Festive CoquetteLophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spangled CoquetteLophornis stictolophus Salvin & D. G. Elliot, 1873 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lophornis ornata (Boddaert, 1783) (Boddaert, 1783) | synonym |
| Trochilus ornatus Boddaert, 1783 Boddaert, 1783 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555087 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3W48D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.