Collared inca

Collared inca
male C. t. torquata, Colombia
female C. t. torquata, Colombia
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Coeligena
Species:
C. torquata
Binomial name
Coeligena torquata
(Boissonneau, 1840)

The collared inca (Coeligena torquata) is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. It is very distinctive in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail. Like other hummingbirds it takes energy from flower nectar (especially from bromeliads), while the plant benefits from the symbiotic relationship by being pollinated. Its protein source is small arthropods such as insects. It is normally solitary and can be found at varying heights above the ground, often in the open.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Collared Inca Coeligena torquata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T22726720A94930361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726720A94930361.en. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ecuador was invoked but never defined (see the help page).