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Rainbow Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris (Gould, 1853)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Rainbow Starfrontlet, Coeligena iris, is a hummingbird of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. It breeds in South America, where it is found along cloudforest edges, in gardens and beside streams. The bird is notable for the marked differences between its subspecies, with several forms showing distinct head and body plumage. It occurs from southwestern Ecuador into northern Peru, and is recorded mainly in humid and semi-humid mountain habitats. The species was described by Gould in 1853 and belongs to the hummingbird family Trochilidae.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Ecuador and Peru
