Buff-tailed coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832)
The buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.2 g to 8.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the buff-tailed coronet
- Weight
- 8.2 g – 8.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the buff-tailed coronet live?
Not recorded
What is the buff-tailed coronet?
The buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) is a species of hummingbird in the 'Brilliants' tribe Heliantheini, within the subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
From the Wikipedia article “Buff-tailed coronet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buff-tailed_coronet&oldid=1371826469), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the buff-tailed coronet endangered?
The buff-tailed coronet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the buff-tailed coronet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusBoissonneaua
- SpeciesBoissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832)
Synonyms Boissoneaua flavescens, Trochilus flavescens
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- إكليل أصفر الذيلArabic
- colibrí cuagrocCatalan
- kolibřík žlutoocasýCzech
- Okkerhalet JuvelkolibriDanish
- FahlschwanzkolibriGerman
- okravosta kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí chupasaviaSpanish
- Colibrí colihabanoSpanish
- kanelipyrstökolibriFinnish
- Colibri flavescentFrench
- Brillant flavescentFrench
- žućkastorepi kolibrićCroatian
- Coronetto codacamoscioItalian
- フチオハチドリJapanese
- geltonuodegis vainikuotasis kolibrisLithuanian
- okerhalekolibriNorwegian Bokmål
- BruinstaarthoornkolibrieDutch
- okerstjertkolibriNorwegian
- amorek zielonyPolish
- beija-flor-de-cauda-fulvaPortuguese
- colibri-de-cauda-amareladaPortuguese
- Бледнохвостый венценосецRussian
- Бледнохвостый венценосный колибриRussian
- ink zelenýSlovak
- vienkar zelenýSlovak
- Žutorepi koronet kolibriSerbian
- ockrastjärtad kolibriSwedish
- Sarıca Kuyruklu KoronetTurkish
- колібрі-коронет зеленийUkrainian
- 黃尾冕蜂鳥Chinese
- 黄尾冕蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the buff-tailed coronet
Other species in the same genus Boissonneaua.
Chestnut-breasted coronet
Boissonneaua matthewsii
Velvet-purple coronet
Boissonneaua jardini
CompareBuff-tailed coronet vs Chestnut-breasted coronetBuff-tailed coronet vs Velvet-purple coronet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the buff-tailed coronet?
An adult buff-tailed coronet weighs 8.2 g – 8.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the buff-tailed coronet endangered?
The buff-tailed coronet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the buff-tailed coronet?
The buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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