Bronzy Inca
A species of Incas and starfrontlets Scientific name : Coeligena coeligena Genus : Incas and starfrontlets
Bronzy Inca, A species of Incas and starfrontlets
Botanical name: Coeligena coeligena
Genus: Incas and starfrontlets
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Description
The bronzy inca is a large hummingbird, measuring 5 in (13 cm) in length. The main colour of the plumage is iridescent purple. The upperparts vary from a rich violet to a sparkling red, while the underparts are suffused with a greyish tinge. Each individual feather is banded with lighter and darker colours. The tail coverts have a golden-greenish lustre. The throat and breast are soft grey. The tail is broad and is suffused with the same purple tinge as the back. 
Size
14 cm
Feeding Habits
Bronzy Inca's diet consists primarily of nectar from Fuchsia, Bomarea, Cavendishia, Centropogon, Heliconia, and Siphocampylus flowers. It also captures arthropods via hawking and hover-gleaning. Bronzy Inca forages using trap-lining in lower to middle forest strata and occasionally defends feeding territories in the canopy.
Habitat
The habitat of bronzy Inca primarily consists of the peripheries of humid pre-montane forests. These environments are characterized by a mix of dense foliage and some degree of openness, which includes areas with scattered trees. Bronzy Inca is also known to adapt to anthropogenic landscapes, often being spotted within coffee plantations where they forage at the edge of vegetation.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Incas and starfrontlets Species
Bronzy Inca 
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