Rainbow Starfrontlet

Coeligena iris - Inca iris

Inca iris
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Apodiformes

  • Family
    :

    Trochilidés

  • Genus
    :

    Coeligena

  • Species
    :

    iris

Descriptor

Gould, 1853

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 15 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Inca iris
♂ adult
Inca iris
♀ adult

Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris) is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

  • Coeligena iris iris (Loja. s Ecuador. , Piura (n Peru))
  • Coeligena iris hesperus (sc Ecuador)
  • Coeligena iris aurora (Cajamarca and Cutervo. nw Peru.)
  • Coeligena iris flagrans (nw Cajamarca. nw Peru.)
  • Coeligena iris eva (s Cajamarca and La Libertad. nw Peru.)
  • Coeligena iris fulgidiceps (east of Marañón R.. n Peru.)

Foreign names

  • Inca iris,
  • Inca arcoiris,
  • inca-arco-íris,
  • Regenbogenkolibri,
  • szivárványos csillagoskolibri,
  • Regenboogincakolibrie,
  • Stellina iridata,
  • regnbågsinka,
  • Regnbueinka,
  • ink dúhový,
  • inka proměnlivý,
  • Regnbueinka,
  • sateenkaarikolibri,
  • colibrí inca irisat,
  • elfik tęczowy,
  • Радужный инка,
  • ニジインカハチドリ,
  • 彩虹星额蜂鸟,
  • 虹彩星額蜂鳥,

Voice song and call

Inca iris

Habitat

Inca iris

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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