Lophornis brachylophus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae
Ordo: Apodiformes

Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Lophornis
Species: Lophornis brachylophus
Name

Lophornis brachylophus R.T. Moore, 1949

Type locality: San Vicente de Benítez, Guerrero, Mexico, elevation 1500 ft.

Synonyms

Lophornis delattrei brachylopha (protonym)

References

Moore, R.T. 1949. A new Hummingbird of the genus Lophornis from Southern Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 62: 103–104 BHL Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Lophornis brachylophus (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names
čeština: Kolibřík krátkochocholatý
dansk: Brunøret Pragtalf
Deutsch: Kurzhaubenelfe
English: Short-crested Coquette
español: Coqueta de Guerrero
suomi: Guerreronsolmiokolibri
français: Coquette du Guerrero
magyar: Rövidcopfos kacérkolibri
italiano: Coquette crestacorta
日本語: ミジカツノユウジョハチドリ
Nederlands: Kortkuifkoketkolibrie
norsk: Øredobbkokette
polski: Sylfik krótkoczuby
русский: Короткохохлая пафозия
slovenčina: Golierčik krátkochochlatý
svenska: Korttofskokott
中文: 短冠蜂鸟

The short-crested coquette (Lophornis brachylophus) is a Critically Endangered species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to a small area of Mexico.[3][4]
Taxonomy and systematics

The short-crested coquette is monotypic.[3] At times it has been treated as conspecific with the rufous-crested coquette (L. delattrei).[5]
Description

The short-crested coquette is 7 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in) long. Both sexes have a short, straight, black bill. The adult male has a short rufous erectile crest; its longest feathers have green tips. It has emerald green upperparts with a white band between the back and the bronzy purple lower rump and green uppertail coverts. The throat is iridescent emerald green and 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 central tail feathers are green and the rest reddish cinnamon with black tips. The adult female lacks the male's crest and cheek patches. Its forehead is dull cinnamon. Its upperparts are pale green; a buffy to whitish band separates the back from the dull green rump. The throat is whitish with a white band below it and the rest of the underparts are pale cinnamon. The central tail feathers are green with blackish tips and the rest cinnamon with a black bar near the end and pale buff tips. Immatures resemble the adult female.[5][6]
Distribution and habitat

The short-crested coquette 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 mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, north-west of Acapulco. It inhabits semi-deciduous and humid evergreen forest, pine-oak forest, and plantations. In elevation it ranges between 900 and 1,800 m (3,000 and 5,900 ft).[5][6]
Behavior
Movement

The short-crested coquette is believed to be sedentary but some altitudinal movement is probable.[5]
Feeding

The short-crested coquette feeds on small arthropods and on the nectar of a variety of small flowering plants. It catches insects by hawking from a perch. It defers to larger hummingbirds.[5][6]
Breeding

The short-crested coquette's breeding season is probably from November to February, but nothing else is known about its breeding phenology.[5]
Vocal and non-vocal sounds

The short-crested coquette is mostly silent. It gives a "high, sharp 'sip' or 'tsip'" while feeding and also "quiet dry chips 'chi..chi-chi..'." Its wings make "a low bee-like humming" when hovering. Few recordings of its vocalization have been published.[5]
Status

The IUCN initially in 1994 assessed the short-crested coquette as Endangered but since 2000 has rated it Critically Endangered. It has a very small known range and a population estimated to be between 250 and 1000 mature individuals. The species is threatened by continuing habitat loss caused by land clearing for agriculture including illegal narcotic crops.[1] Until 2023 none of its range was protected. Four conservation reserves were created that year by collaboration among local communities, the American Bird Conservancy, the Autonomous University of Guerrero, and the Mexican government. Two others were planned for 2024 openings. The six total approximately 8,900 ha (34 sq mi) and are administered by the local communities.[7]
References

BirdLife International (2018). "Short-crested Coquette Lophornis brachylophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22687196A130649157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22687196A130649157.en. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
"Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2024). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
HBW and BirdLife International (2023). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy retrieved December 28, 2023
Züchner, T., P. F. D. Boesman, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Short-crested Coquette (Lophornis brachylophus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shccoq.01 retrieved July 17, 2024
Fogden, Michael; Taylor, Marianne; Williamson, Shari L. (2015). Hummingbirds: A Life-size Guide to Every Species. New York: HarperCollins. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-06-228064-0.
"Almost 22,000 Acres Protected for the Tiny Short-crested Coquette". Bird Conservation. The Plains, Virginia: American Bird Conservancy. Spring 2024. p. 8.