Coeligena
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Coeligena is a genus of South American hummingbird
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...

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It contains the following species:
  • Bronzy Inca
    Bronzy Inca
    The Bronzy Inca is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-Description:...

     (Coeligena coeligena)
  • Brown Inca
    Brown Inca
    The Brown Inca is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador....

     (Coeligena wilsoni)
  • Black Inca
    Black Inca
    The Black Inca, Príncipe de Arcabuco is a bird species in the family Trochilidae. It is found only in Colombia....

     (Coeligena prunellei)
  • Collared Inca
    Collared Inca
    The Collared Inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru and Bolivia. It is very distinctive and unique in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail...

     (Coeligena torquata)
    • Gould's Inca
      Gould's Inca
      The Gould's Inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forest of south-eastern Peru and Bolivia. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but has a rufous chest-patch...

       (Coeligena torquata inca)
  • White-tailed Starfrontlet
    White-tailed Starfrontlet
    The White-Tailed Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...

     (Coeligena phalerata)
  • Dusky Starfrontlet
    Dusky Starfrontlet
    The Dusky Starfrontlet is a hummingbird species in the subfamily Trochilinae.It is found only at high altitudes in the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia, and was first discovered on Páramo de Frontino...

     (Coeligena orina)
  • Blue-throated Starfrontlet
    Blue-throated Starfrontlet
    The Blue-throated Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela....

     (Coeligena helianthea)
  • Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
    Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
    The Golden-Bellied Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird found in Colombia and a very small part of Venezuela....

     (Coeligena bonapartei)
    • Golden Starfrontlet
      Golden Starfrontlet
      The Golden Starfrontlet or Golden-tailed Starfrontlet is usuually considered a subspecies of hummingbird endemic to Venezuela. It is often considered a subspecies of the Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, C...

       (Coeligena bonapartei eos)
  • Buff-winged Starfrontlet
    Buff-winged Starfrontlet
    The Buff-Winged Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     (Coeligena lutetiae)
  • Violet-throated Starfrontlet
    Violet-throated Starfrontlet
    The Violet-Throated Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...

     (Coeligena violifer)
  • Rainbow Starfrontlet
    Rainbow Starfrontlet
    The Rainbow Starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International...

    (Coeligena iris)
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