Rufous crested Coquette hummingbird - Northern Peru

Rufous crested Coquette (Lophornis delattrei) is tiny hummingbird; male is striking with fabulous spiky orange crest, each feather tipped in black. Otherwise greenish with dark throat and conspicuous white band across rump. Female much less obvious; look for very small size, rufous forehead and throat, and white band across rump.
The rufous-crested coquette 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.
Rufous-Crested Coquettes are of 6.4 cm to 7.0 cm in length, have a wingspan of 4.0 cm to 4.5 cm,and have weigh an average of 2.8g.
Coquette hummingbirds exhibit a distinctive vertical pumping of their tails when in flight. This pumping motion gives the birds an insect-like appearance, and often results in them being mistaken for sphinx moths, which share similar habitats and body sizes to the hummingbirds.

[@chrishardman586]

What an incredible bird and of course a wonderful video.

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Thank You so much 🙂

[@petr-podrouzek]

Amazing, Marek !! 🙂

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Thank You 🙂

[@n0isyturtle]

Stunning, looks like a living flower

[@MarekJackowskiPhotographer]

Yes, I love this bird 🙂