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'''Common Name:''' Rufous-crested Coquette<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Lophornis delattrei

'''Size:''' 2.75 inches (7 cm)

'''Habitat:''' South America; Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. 

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. 

'''Status:''' Least Concern?  '''Global Population:''' Unknown amount of mature individuals.  The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'rare'.

'''Diet:''' Flower nectar, also some insects.

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

'''Cool Facts:''' Very little is known about this species. It is believed to be altitudily migratory.
 

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