Lophornis delattrei
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crested Coquette sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 940 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crested Coquette in Manu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Rufous-crested Coquette sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Chagres National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Darién National Park (Panama, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-crested Coquette is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (940 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.
