Blue-throated starfrontlet
Blue-throated starfrontlet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Coeligena |
Species: | C. helianthea
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Binomial name | |
Coeligena helianthea Lesson, 1838
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Synonyms | |
Helianthea typica |
The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and far western Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coeligena helianthea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687834A93171419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687834A93171419.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Coeligena
- Birds of the Colombian Andes
- Birds described in 1838
- Hummingbird stubs