Rainbow Starfrontlet | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Coeligena |
Species: | C. iris |
Binomial name | |
Coeligena iris Gould, 1854 |
The Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris) 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.