Jewelry elf
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The ornamental elf ( Lophornis ornatus ) is a species of bird from the hummingbird family (Trochilidae). The species has a large range that includes parts of Trinidad , Venezuela , Guyana , Suriname , French Guiana, and Brazil . The IUCN assesses the population as Least Concern .
features
The jewelry elf reaches a body length of about 6.8 to 7 cm, with a weight of about 1.6 to 2.8 g. The male has a red straight bill with a black tip. The front skull shimmers green and the long crest is dark reddish brown. The rest of the top is shiny pale green. There is a white band on the rump . The upper tail-coverts are purple. The long tufts away from the cheeks are reddish-brown with green shimmering spots in the lower half. The throat shimmers emerald green, the rest of the underside is pale green. With the square tail, the central control feathers are bronze-green, the rest are reddish-brown with bronze-green spots. The females have no tufts of cheekbones. The rump is colored yellow-brown. The underside is reddish brown with green flanks. Young animals resemble the females.
Behavior and nutrition
They get their nectar from blooming acanthus , silk plants of the genus Asclepias , daisy plants , milkweed plants , legumes such as pigeon peas , mint plants , arrowroot plants , myrtle plants , redwood plants and verbena plants of the genus Stachytarpheta . As trapliners, they regularly fly to specific flowers in quick succession. They also feed on arthropods .
Vocalizations
Usually the fairy elf is quiet. They give a short tsip when they eat . Their flight sounds similar to that of bees.
Reproduction
The breeding season in Trinidad is during the dry season from January to April, in Guyana from December to March. They build a goblet-like nest out of fine and soft plant fibers, which they place 2 meters above the ground. A brood consists of two eggs. Hatching by the female takes 13 to 14 days. The nestlings fledge after 20 days.
distribution and habitat
They prefer to move around damp forest edges, gallery forests , thickets and cultivated landscapes such as plantations, as well as in savannahs at heights between 100 and 1000 meters.
Systematics
The species is monotypical .
migration
The ornamental elf is considered a standing bird .
Etymology and history of research
Pieter Boddaert described the ornamental elf under the name Trochilus ornatus . In 1829 René Primevère Lesson introduced the new genus Lophornis for the ornamental elf. "Lophornis" is made up of the Greek words "lophos λόφος " for "crown, forehead" and "ornis όρνις " for "bird". "Ornatus" is the Latin word for "artful, ornate".
literature
- Thomas Züchner, Peter Boesman, Guy Maxwell Kirwan in: Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal , David Andrew Christie, Eduardo de Juana: Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) in Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
- James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
- Pieter Boddaert: Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton: avec les denominations de MM de Buffon, Brisson, Edwards, Linnaeus et Latham, precedé d'une notice des principaux ouvrages zoologiques enluminés . sine nomine , Utrecht 1783 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
- René Primevère Lesson: Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches, ouvrage orné de planches desinées et gravée par les meilleurs artistes et dédié A SAR Mademoiselle. - 81 plates (Prêtre, Antoine Germaine Bévalet, Marie Clémence Lesson after Louis Pierre Vieillot, Antoine Charles Vauthier after William Swainson, Pancrace Bessa , Elisa Zoé Dumont de Sainte Croix) . Arthus-Bertrand, Paris 1829 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Web links
- Lophornis ornatus inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.3. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- BirdLife International: Species Factsheet - Tufted Coquette ( Lophornis ornatus ) . Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) in the Internet Bird Collection
- Ornate elf ( Lophornis ornatus ) at Avibase; accessed on July 28, 2017.
- Lophornis ornatus in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- xeno-canto: Sound recordings - Tufted Coquette ( Lophornis ornatus )
- Ornate Elf (Lophornis ornatus) in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved August 15, 2017.
Remarks
- ↑ Lesson categorized Ornismya Nattereri a synonym for the hyacinth visorbearer ( Augastes scutatus ( Temminck , 1824)), Ornismya petasophora a synonym for the white-vented violetear ( Colibri serrirostris ( Vieillot , 1816)), Ornismya delalandii a synonym for the Grünhaubenelfe ( Stephanoxis lalandi ( Vieillot , 1818)), Ornismya cristata a synonym for the Antilles hood Hummingbird ( Orthorhyncus cristatus ( Linnaeus , 1758)), Ornismya ornata a synonym for Schmuckelfe ( Lophornis ornatus ( Boddaert , 1783)), Ornismya strumaria synonymous with frilled coquette ( Lophornis magnificus ( Vieillot , 1817)) and Ornismya vieillotii a synonym for butterfly elf ( Lophornis chalybeus ( Temminck , 1821)) in the new genus.