Lophornis magnificus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The frilled coquette (Lophornis magnificus) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Brazil. The frilled coquette's genus name derives from the Greek words "lophos λοφος"meaning "crest, tuft, forelock" and "ornis ορνις", " meaning bird. The species name "magnificus" is the Latin word for "magnificent, splendid".
The frilled coquette is monotypic. The frilled coquette is one of the smallest birds alive. It is 7.1 to 7.7 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in) long and weighs an average of 2.66 g (0.094 oz). Both sexes have a short, straight, black-tipped red bill and bronzy green upperparts with a white band across the rump. Adult males of this striking bird have a long, rufous-orange erectile crest and green and white fan-shaped cheek feathers. Its forehead and throat are iridescent green and the rest of the underparts grayish green. Its central tail feathers are bronzy green and the rest rufous with bronzy green tips and edges. The adult female does not have the male's crest or cheek tufts. It has a whitish throat with rufous discs and dark crescents. It underparts are grayish green like the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Frilled Coquette sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Frilled Coquette in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Serra da Canastra National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 280 mm in January.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Frilled 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Frilled Coquette sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Frilled Coquette that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are White-vented Violetear (about 50%), Planalto Hermit (about 30%) and Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Frilled Coquette is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (7 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.
