Genus Coeligena

 

Golden-bellied Starfrontlet - It averages 11.4 cm in length, plus its very long bill , and 6.5 grams in weight. The adult male's crown is blackish with a glittery green patch over the bill . Its back is golden-green with a greenish-copper rump. A rufous-buff patch on the tertial wing feathers is conspicuous in flight. The breast glitters green, as does the throat except for a small violet patch in the center. The belly, coppery to reddish gold, glitters intensely. The tail is bronze-green and slightly forked.

 

Bronzy Inca - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

 

Blue-throated Starfrontlet - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Dusky Starfrontlet - This bird was erroneously listed as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Red List for many years. Actually, it seems close to extinction, and its status was thus corrected to Critically Endangered in the 2007 Red List issue.

 

White-tailed Starfrontlet - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

 

Black Inca - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Collared Inca - The Gould's Inca of southern Peru and Bolivia is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but it has a rufous chest-patch.

 

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.

Order : Apodiformes
Family : Trochilidae
Genus : Coeligena