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Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)
Aglaeactis cupripennis, the shining sunbeam, is a hummingbird native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)
Coeligena torquata is a fairly common Andean hummingbird with a distinctive large white chest patch.
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Coeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840)
Coeligena bonapartei, the golden-bellied starfrontlet, is a hummingbird found in the Eastern Andes of Colombia.
Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea (R.Lesson, 1839)
The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a hummingbird with two subspecies found in the northern Andes.
Violet-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)
The violet-throated starfrontlet Coeligena violifer has four described subspecies with varying physical traits and Andean distributions.
Brown Inca
Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Coeligena wilsoni, the brown inca, is a small Andean hummingbird with defined physical traits and a restricted South American range.
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a small Andean hummingbird with two subspecies that differ in plumage.
Bronzy Inca
Coeligena coeligena (R.Lesson, 1833)
The bronzy inca, Coeligena coeligena, is a small Andean hummingbird with described size, plumage traits and subspecies variation.
Rainbow Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris (Gould, 1853)
Coeligena iris, the rainbow starfrontlet, is a hummingbird with six subspecies found in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru.
Black Inca
Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843)
Coeligena prunellei, the black inca, is a hummingbird endemic to humid montane forests of Colombia.
White-tailed Starfrontlet
Coeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898)
The white-tailed starfrontlet (Coeligena phalerata) is a hummingbird endemic to northeast Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with distinct plumage between sexes.
Greenish Puffleg
Haplophaedia aureliae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Greenish puffleg (Haplophaedia aureliae) is a hummingbird with six described subspecies, differing in size, plumage and range.
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Eriocnemis luciani (Bourcier, 1847)
Eriocnemis luciani, the sapphire-vented puffleg, is a small Andean hummingbird with multiple described subspecies that varies in plumage across its range.
Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita (R.Lesson, 1839)
Glowing puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a small Andean hummingbird with multiple described subspecies.
Golden-breasted Puffleg
Eriocnemis mosquera (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Eriocnemis mosquera, the golden-breasted puffleg, is a small hummingbird found in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Boissonneaua matthewsii (Bourcier, 1847)
Boissonneaua matthewsii, the chestnut-breasted coronet, is a small hummingbird found along the Andes in South America.
Velvet-purple Coronet
Boissonneaua jardini (Bourcier, 1851)
The velvet-purple coronet is a hummingbird species found in Andean forests from southwestern Colombia to northwestern Ecuador.
Buff-tailed Coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens (Loddiges, 1832)
Boissonneaua flavescens, the buff-tailed coronet, is a hummingbird with two subspecies found in Andean forests of northwestern South America.
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera (Boissonneau, 1840)
Sword-billed hummingbird is a large Andean hummingbird famous for its exceptionally long, body-exceeding bill.
Green-backed Hillstar
Urochroa leucura Lawrence, 1864
Urochroa leucura, the green-backed hillstar, is a hummingbird species found on the Andean east slope of northwestern South America.
Rufous-gaped Hillstar
Urochroa bougueri (Bourcier, 1851)
The rufous-gaped hillstar is a hummingbird species found in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador, with specific physical and vocal traits.
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Urosticte benjamini (Bourcier, 1851)
Urosticte benjamini, the purple-bibbed whitetip, is a small hummingbird found in Andean montane forests from Colombia to Ecuador.
Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832)
Metallura tyrianthina, the Tyrian metaltail, is a small hummingbird with multiple distinct subspecies found in the Andes of northwestern South America.
Viridian Metaltail
Metallura williami (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Metallura williami (the viridian metaltail) is a small hummingbird with multiple Andean subspecies and distinct physical traits.
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