Black Inca
Coeligena prunellei(Bourcier, J, 1843)
English (US) Black Inca
The Black Inca (Coeligena prunellei) 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: montane forest and edge of west slope of eastern Andes of Colombia and both slopes of SerranĂa de los YariguĂes (Santander, north-central Colombia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Coeligena prunellei
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Black Inca
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Prunellei
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1843)
- Type locality
- Facativa, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.70
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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