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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perching and flying away Locality Carpish Pass, Huánuco Department, Peru (ssp dichroura)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 November 2012 18 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on the flowers. Locality Bosque Unchog, Huánuco Department, Peru (ssp dichroura)
Yoel Jimenez 3 November 2012 12 weeks ago 10 sec 3.8 -
perched Locality Pomacocha village, Amazonas Department, Peru (ssp dichroura)
Wim ten Have 13 December 2012 12 weeks ago 7 sec 3.8
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Male perched
Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp Osculans)
Marc FASOL 13 July 2011 27 weeks ago 4 -
Male on hand.
Locality Quime, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2005 1 year ago 3.8 -
a male bird on a twig
Locality Cotapata National Park, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
rainer seifert 30 October 2011 11 weeks ago 3.7 -
A female perched on a branch.
Locality Quime, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2005 1 year ago 3.4 -
A close-up.
Locality Carpish Pass, Huánuco Department, Peru
Ken Havard 8 June 2012 50 weeks ago 3.3 -
Detail of a male throat.
Locality Quime, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp violifer)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2005 1 year ago 3
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