Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer) - HBW 5, p. 631
French: Inca violifère
German: Veilchenkehl-Andenkolibri
Spanish: Inca Gorgimorado
Taxonomy: Trochilus (——?) violifer Gould, 1846, Sandillani Road, Yungas, Bolivia.
Probably forms superspecies with C. eos, C. bonapartei, C. helianthea and C. lutetiae. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dichroura (Taczanowski, 1874) - S Ecuador (Loja) and E Andes of N & C Peru; relict population in W Peru (Lima).
- albicaudata Schuchmann & Züchner, 1997 - Apurímac region (S Peru).
- osculans (Gould, 1871) - E Andes of SE Peru (SE of Urubamba).
- violifer (Gould, 1846) - E Andes of NW Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male on hand.
Locality Quime, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2005 43 weeks ago 3.8 -
A female perched on a branch.
Locality Quime, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2005 43 weeks ago 3.4 -
Detail of a male throat.
Locality Quime, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2005 43 weeks ago 3 -
A male on hand.
Locality Chaconay River, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp osculans)
Joe Tobias 4 May 2005 43 weeks ago 3 -
Bird on hand.
Locality Chaconay River, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp osculans)
Joe Tobias 4 May 2005 43 weeks ago 2.8
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