Bronzy Inca

Common name: Bronzy Inca
Scientific name: Coeligena coeligena
Heliantheini - Brilliants

The Bronzy inca is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Males weigh about 7.3 g (0.26 oz) and females about 6.2 g (0.22 oz).

Even though the Bronzy Inca is a member of a striking group of hummingbirds, the genus Coeligena (the incas and the starfrontlets), it is one of the drabbest with almost no color or iridescence. All six subspecies are polytypic and share the same general appearance of brownish and dull green. It is also worth noting that the bill is long and straight. The sexes are alike. From 1,000 to 2,500 meters above sea level, it is generally found in Andean cloud forests.

6 subspecies:

1. C. c. coeligena
   Distribution N Venezuela mountains (Falcón E to Miranda).

2. C. c. zuliana
   Distribution Sierra de Perijá, on N Colombia–NW Venezuela border.

3. C. c. columbiana
   Distribution Andes of NW Venezuela (S from Lara and NW Barinas) and E Andes of Colombia (S to Huila).

4. C. c. ferruginea
   Distribution C and W Andes of Colombia.

5. C. c. obscura
   Distribution E slope of Andes of S Colombia (Nariño) S to Ecuador and Peru.

6. C. c. boliviana
   Distribution E slope in C and SE Bolivia (La Paz to Chuquisaca).

taken in Colombia

taken in Peru