Black inca
Coeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843)
The black inca (Coeligena prunellei) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.7 g to 7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the black inca
- Weight
- 6.7 g – 7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black inca live?
Not recorded
What is the black inca?
The black inca (Coeligena prunellei) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Colombia.
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Is the black inca endangered?
The black inca is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the black inca classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusCoeligena
- SpeciesCoeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843)
Synonyms Bourcieria assimilis, Trochilus prunellei
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Black IncaEnglish
- Black IncaEnglish
- إنكا أسودArabic
- colibrí inca negreCatalan
- inka černýCzech
- inca duWelsh
- Sort InkaDanish
- BlauschulterkolibriGerman
- Blauschulter-AndenkolibriGerman
- MohrenmusketierGerman
- nigra inkakolibroEsperanto
- Inca negroSpanish
- Príncipe de ArcabucoSpanish
- mustainkakolibriFinnish
- Inca noirFrench
- plavorameni kolibrićCroatian
- fekete inkakolibriHungarian
- Inca neroItalian
- クロインカハチドリJapanese
- juodasis inkasLithuanian
- Zwarte IncakolibrieDutch
- elfik czarnyPolish
- inca-pretoPortuguese
- Чёрный инкаRussian
- ink čiernySlovak
- Crni inka kolibriSerbian
- svartinkaSwedish
- Kara İnkaTurkish
- колібрі-інка чорнийUkrainian
- 黑印加蜂鳥Chinese
- 黑星额蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the black inca
Other species in the same genus Coeligena.
Brown inca
Coeligena wilsoni
Golden-bellied starfrontlet
Coeligena bonapartei
White-tailed starfrontlet
Coeligena phalerata
Bronzy inca
Coeligena coeligena
Blue-throated starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea
Buff-winged starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
CompareBlack inca vs Brown incaBlack inca vs Golden-bellied starfrontletBlack inca vs White-tailed starfrontletBlack inca vs Bronzy inca
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black inca?
An adult black inca weighs 6.7 g – 7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black inca endangered?
The black inca is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the black inca?
The black inca (Coeligena prunellei) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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