Golden-tailed Starfrontlet

Coeligena eos (Gould, 1848)

Golden-tailed Starfrontlet, Coeligena eos, is a hummingbird of the Andes in western Venezuela, where it is found between Lara and Táchira. It lives in humid montane forest, including the interior and edges, and also uses dwarf forest and more open ground with scattered vegetation. It occurs from 1,400 to 3,200 m. This species has a white spot behind the eye, and the adult male shows a blackish crown, a glittering green forehead, golden-green upper back, and a tail that is rufous or cinnamon with golden bronze tips.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

South America: w Venezuela