Lophornis delattrei
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In 3 days ~10%
The rufous-crested coquette (Lophornis delattrei) is a species of hummingbird native to the tropical slopes of pacific South America. Due to its small size and population, it is a rare sight even within its native region. Males of the species can be easily distinguished by their striking rufous coloured spiked crests, and females, while less obvious, can be identified by their small size and rufous coloured foreheads.
The rufous-crested coquette is a bird in the family Trochilidae, which includes all extant species of hummingbirds. It is a member of the genus Lophornis, which was identified first by the French naturalist and surgeon René Lesson in 1829, and includes a number of extremely small hummingbirds distributed across central and south America. The rufous-crested coquette was identified by Lesson in 1839, and is thought to be closely related to the tufted coquette.
An extremely similar species of coquette is endemic to a small region of Guerrero Mexico. This bird's taxonomic classification is debated, and some ornithologists list it as the independent coquette species Lophornis brachylophus, but has also been classified as a subspecies of the rufous... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crested Coquette sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 329th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crested Coquette in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Darién National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 450 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-crested Coquette sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Rufous-crested Coquette sightings, Darién National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-crested Coquette that you can see in Darién National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Long-billed Hermit (about 20%), Violet-crowned Woodnymph (about 20%) and Purple-crowned Fairy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-crested Coquette is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
