Golden-tailed Starfrontlet
Coeligena eos(Gould, J, 1848)
English (US) Golden-tailed Starfrontlet
The Golden-tailed Starfrontlet (Coeligena eos) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Andes of western Venezuela (Trujillo, Barinas, Mérida, and Táchira)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coeligena eos
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-tailed Starfrontlet
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1848)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Helianthea Eos
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1848)
- Type locality
- 'Highlands of New Grenada [error] and Venezuela.'
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.16, no.180 p.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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