Black inca
| Black inca | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Coeligena |
| Species: | C. prunellei |
| Binomial name | |
| Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843) | |
The black inca (Coeligena prunellei) is a species of hummingbird found only in Colombia. 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.
It was formerly classified as an endangered species by the IUCN,[1] but new research has shown it to be not as rare as it was believed. Consequently, it was downlisted to Vulnerable in 2008.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Coeligena prunellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "What's new (2008)". BirdLife International. 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- Roberto Chavarro Chávarro (2005). "Ilustraciones y fotografías de aves: Coeligena prunellei, Inca Negro – Black Inca (Príncipe de Arcabuco)" (PDF). Boletín SAO XV (2): 118–122.
- Coeligena prunellei media at ARKive