Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Coeligena (6 species, 15 worldwide)

Genus Coeligena are large hummingbirds with long straight bills, called Incas and Starfrontlets.



Bronzy Inca
Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena)
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

On nest.
Perched.

Green Inca
Green Inca (Coeligena conradii)
National Park Sierra Nevada, Tabay, Venezuela   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Perija Starfrontlet (Coeligena consita) Endangered
   

Split from the Golden-bellied Starfrontlet because of plumage differences. Note buff wing patches like the Buff-winged Starfrontlet, but male has a golden belly.

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Golden-tailed Starfrontlet (Coeligena eos) ENDEMIC
   



Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Blue-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea helianthea) Male
La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Blue-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea helianthea) Female
Chingaza, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Collared Inca
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata torquata) Male
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
  Male is more black than green, and female more green than black. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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