Bronzy Inca

Bronzy Inca
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.

Description

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]

References

  1. ^ Jardine, Sir William (1833). The Naturalist's Library: Humming-Birds.