Blue-throated starfrontlet

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Blue-throated starfrontlet
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Coeligena
Species:
C. helianthea
Binomial name
Coeligena helianthea
Lesson, 1838
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Synonyms

Helianthea typica

Blue-throated starfrontlet

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[]

  1. ^ 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.


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