Coeligena is a genus of South American hummingbirds. Species in the genus are commonly called incas or starfrontlets.
Taxonomy The genus Coeligena was introduced in 1833 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the type species by tautonymy as Ornismya coelinga Lesson, the bronzy inca. The work was published in 14 livraisons (sections). For the publication dates see: The genus name is from Latin meaning "heaven-born" or "celestial".
Species The genus contains the following 15 species:
Image Common name Scientific name DistributionBronzy inca Coeligena coeligenaNorth Venezuela to southeast BoliviaBrown inca Coeligena wilsoniWest Colombia to west EcuadorBlack inca Coeligena prunelleiNorth-central ColombiaGreen inca Coeligena conradiiNortheast Colombia and northwest Venezuela (Trujillo to north Táchira)Collared inca Coeligena torquataNorthwest Venezuela and Colombia to south PeruGould's inca Coeligena incaSoutheast Peru to BoliviaViolet-throated starfrontlet Coeligena violiferNorth Peru to northwest BoliviaRainbow starfrontlet Coeligena irisEcuador and PeruWhite-tailed starfrontlet Coeligena phalerataNortheast ColombiaDusky starfrontlet Coeligena orinaNorth-central ColombiaBuff-winged starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiaeColombia to PeruPerija starfrontlet Coeligena consitaPerijá Mountains (Colombia-Venezuela border)Golden-bellied starfrontlet Coeligena bonaparteiEast ColombiaGolden-tailed starfrontlet Coeligena eosWest VenezuelaBlue-throated starfrontlet Coeligena heliantheaNortheast Colombia and west Venezuela
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