Festive coquette
Lophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821)
The festive coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the festive coquette
- Weight
- 3 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
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the festive coquette live?
Not recorded
What is the festive coquette?
The festive coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Is the festive coquette endangered?
The festive coquette 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. What the categories mean.
How is the festive coquette classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusLophornis
- SpeciesLophornis chalybeus (Temminck, 1821)
Synonyms Lophornis chalybeus chalybeus, Polemistria chalybea chalybea, Trochilus chalybeus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- colibrí coquet de bigotisCatalan
- koketka motýlíCzech
- kolibřík motýlíCzech
- Hvidspidset PragtalfDanish
- SchmetterlingselfeGerman
- festa kolibroEsperanto
- Coqueta verde sureñaSpanish
- Coqueta verdeSpanish
- juhlasolmiokolibriFinnish
- Coquette chalybéeFrench
- biserasti kolibrićCroatian
- pillangókolibriHungarian
- Coquette festosaItalian
- ミドリカザリハチドリJapanese
- linksmasis elfasLithuanian
- Gepluimde KoketkolibrieDutch
- strålekoketteNorwegian
- sylfik zielonokryzyPolish
- topetinho-verdePortuguese
- colibri-de-leque-verde-orientalPortuguese
- Кокетка-бабочкаRussian
- Зелёнохохлая кокеткаRussian
- golierčik lišajovitýSlovak
- Gizdavi koketa kolibriSerbian
- festkokettSwedish
- Atlantik KoketiTurkish
- колібрі-кокетка рудохвостийUkrainian
- 极乐冠蜂鸟Chinese
- 極樂冠蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the festive coquette
Other species in the same genus Lophornis.
Rufous-crested coquette
Lophornis delattrei
Frilled coquette
Lophornis magnificus
Black-crested coquette
Lophornis helenae
Peacock coquette
Lophornis pavoninus
Tufted coquette
Lophornis ornatus
Spangled coquette
Lophornis stictolophus
CompareFestive coquette vs Rufous-crested coquetteFestive coquette vs Frilled coquetteFestive coquette vs Black-crested coquetteFestive coquette vs Peacock coquette
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the festive coquette?
An adult festive coquette weighs 3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the festive coquette endangered?
The festive coquette 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 festive coquette?
The festive coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) 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
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