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'''Common Name:''' Frilled Coquette

'''Scientific Name:''' Lophornis magnificus

'''Size:''' 2 ½ inches (6.5cm)

'''Habitat:''' South America. Eastern Brazil from Bahia to Santa Catarina. Found in humid forest, secondary woodland and cerrado.

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' Unknown.

'''Diet:''' Nectar and some insects.

'''Breeding:''' Only males have the bright orange “frilled” Crest. Nests are small cups made of spider web silk and other materials attached to a small branch.

'''Cool Facts:''' The Frilled Coquette is the smallest Brazilian hummingbird. All Coquettes have a white band between their wings and tail feathers.


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