Violet-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena violifer (Gould, 1846)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena violifer, is a hummingbird of the Andes in north Peru and north-west Bolivia. It belongs to the family Trochilidae and was described by Gould in 1846. Its breeding range lies in South America from northern Peru to north-west Bolivia. The species is part of the brilliants group, and its placement has long been settled in Coeligena. It is treated as one species by IOC, with four subspecies recognised in that arrangement. The violet throat that gives it its name is a key feature of the nominate form.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: n Peru to nw Bolivia
