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Inca (hummingbird)
''Coeligena'' is a genus of South American hummingbirds. It contains the following 15 species: * Bronzy inca (''Coeligena coeligena'') * Brown inca (''Coeligena wilsoni'') * Black inca (''Coeligena prunellei'') * Green inca (''Coeligena conradii'') * Collared inca (''Coeligena torquata'') * Gould's inca (''Coeligena inca'') * White-tailed starfrontlet (''Coeligena phalerata'') * Dusky starfrontlet (''Coeligena orina'') * Blue-throated starfrontlet (''Coeligena helianthea'') * Golden-bellied starfrontlet (''Coeligena bonapartei'') * Golden-tailed starfrontlet (''Coeligena eos'') * Buff-winged starfrontlet (''Coeligena lutetiae'') * Perija starfrontlet (''Coeligena consita'') * Violet-throated starfrontlet (''Coeligena violifer'') * Rainbow starfrontlet (''Coeligena iris'') References Coeligena, Bird genera Birds of the Northern Andes, Taxa named by René Lesson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{hummingbird-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collared Inca
The collared inca (''Coeligena torquata'') is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. It is very distinctive in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail. Like other hummingbirds it takes energy from flower nectar (especially from bromeliads), while the plant benefits from the symbiotic relationship by being pollinated. Its protein source is small arthropods such as insects. It is normally solitary and can be found at varying heights above the ground, often in the open. Taxonomy The collared inca is a member of subfamily Lesbiinae, the so-called "typical hummingbirds", of family Trochilidae. The family is placed by some taxonomic systems in the order Apodiformes, which contains swifts as well as hummingbirds. Others assign hummingbirds and swifts to order Caprimulgiformes.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |