Butterfly Coquette
Lophornis verreauxii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusLophornis (Coquettes)
- SpeciesLophornis verreauxii (Butterfly Coquette)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Rufous-crested Coquette
Lophornis delattrei
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
Hylocharis cyanus
Chlorestes cyanus
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Needle-billed Hermit
Phaethornis philippii
Gould's Jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Butterfly Coquette in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Butterfly Coquette sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Butterfly Coquette in Tambopata National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Butterfly Coquette in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.