La Coqueta cola de raqueta o Bandeirinha como es conocida en portugués (Discosura longicaudus o Discosura longicauda) fué registrada por Gmelin en 1788. Su distribución comprende Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guayana Francesa y el norte de Brasil. Su hábitat natural son los bosques húmedos tropicales y subtropicales de tierras bajas y antiguos bosques muy degradados. De pico a cola mide 11 cm.The Racket-tailed Coquette or Bandeirinha as is known in portuguese (Discosura longicaudus or Discosura longicauda) was registered by Gmelin in 1788. Its distribution includes Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and northern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. From peak to tail it measures 4.33 in.
