Black Inca
A species of Incas and starfrontlets Scientific name : Coeligena prunellei Genus : Incas and starfrontlets
Black Inca, A species of Incas and starfrontlets
Botanical name: Coeligena prunellei
Genus: Incas and starfrontlets
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Description
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Description
The black inca (Coeligena prunellei) is a species of hummingbird found only in Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. They hunt arthropods and forage nectar from red and yellow flowers via traplining such as Fuchsia, Bomarea, Aetanthus, Aphelandra, Palicourea, Psammisia, and Thibaudia. It gave its greatest preference however to Abutilon sp. and Bomarea caldasii - species not native to the area. It is a generally quiet species with occasional short 'ick's or 'pip's. It was formerly classified as an endangered species by the IUCN, but new research has shown it to be not as rare as it was believed. Consequently, it was downlisted to Vulnerable in 2008. It remains endangered nationally in Columbia however, due to a 90% habitat loss. 
Size
13 cm
Habitat
The habitat of black Inca encompasses humid montane forests, with a particular affinity for oak forests, including those composed of Quercus humboldti and Trigonobalanus excelsa species. These birds adapt to resource distribution by also foraging in peripheral areas such as forest fragments and gardens with exotic flowering plants. Notably, there is a gender-based spatial behavior observed where males traverse between dense forests and fragmented habitats, whereas females remain primarily within the forest interior.
Dite type
Nectivorous
Photo By Nikolaj Mølgaard Thomsen 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Incas and starfrontlets Species
Black Inca 
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