Short-crested coquette

Lophornis brachylophus

The Short-crested coquette (Lophornis brachylophus) is a bird found in Mexico. Found in Mexico. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Lophornis brachylophus
Region	North America
Found in	Mexico

🏡 Where the Short-crested coquette lives

Found in Mexico.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 3 grams. It mostly eats nectar.

Questions about the Short-crested coquette

Where does the Short-crested coquette live?

The Short-crested coquette lives in Mexico. Found in Mexico.

What does the Short-crested coquette eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Short-crested coquette endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.