Spangled Coquette
Lophornis stictolophus
(L 2.5-2.75")
Very small...found in parts of its
range in Columbia, Ecuador,
Peru and Venezuela.
Copalinga Lodge
19Feb2013
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females
Lophornis in Greek means crest
bird; stictolophus is Greek for
spotted crest.