Bronzy Inca | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Coeligena |
Species: | C. coeligena |
Binomial name | |
Coeligena coeligena Lesson, 1833 |
The Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena) 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.
The bronzy inca is a large humming bird, measuring 5 in (12 cm) in length. The main colour of the plumage is iridescent purple. The upper parts vary from a rich violet to a sparkling red while the underparts are suffused with a greyish tinge. Each individual feather is banded with lighter and darker colours. The tail coverts have a golden-greenish lustre. The throat and breast are soft grey. The tail is broad and is suffused with the same purple tinge as the back.[1]