Blue-throated starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea (R. Lesson, 1839)
The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.3 g to 7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the blue-throated starfrontlet
- Weight
- 6.3 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the blue-throated starfrontlet
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Where does the blue-throated starfrontlet live?
Not recorded
What is the blue-throated starfrontlet?
The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Is the blue-throated starfrontlet endangered?
The blue-throated starfrontlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the blue-throated starfrontlet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusCoeligena
- SpeciesCoeligena helianthea (R. Lesson, 1839)
Synonyms Hypochrysia nigra, Ornismia helianthea, Ornismya helianthea
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- نجمي الجهة أزرق الحنجرةArabic
- colibrí inca de ventre violaciCatalan
- inka modrohrdlýCzech
- sïedn talcenserog gyddflasWelsh
- Blåstrubet InkaDanish
- RosenbauchkolibriGerman
- BlaukehlmusketierGerman
- Rosenbauch-AndenkolibriGerman
- blugorĝa inkakolibroEsperanto
- Inca ventrivioletaSpanish
- rubiinivatsakolibriFinnish
- Inca porphyreFrench
- ružotrbi kolibrićCroatian
- kékmellű csillagoskolibriHungarian
- Stellina golabluItalian
- ゴシキインカハチドリJapanese
- mėlyngurklis inkasLithuanian
- Blauwe IncakolibrieDutch
- rosenbukinkaNorwegian
- elfik różowobrzuchyPolish
- inca-de-garganta-azulPortuguese
- inca-de-barriga-violáceaPortuguese
- Синегорлый инкаRussian
- Голубогорлый инкаRussian
- ink porfýrovýSlovak
- Plavogrli zvezdočeli kolibriSerbian
- blåstrupig inkaSwedish
- Mor Karınlı ParlakalınTurkish
- колібрі-інка рожевочеревийUkrainian
- 蓝喉星额蜂鸟Chinese
- 藍喉星額蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the blue-throated starfrontlet
Other species in the same genus Coeligena.
Brown inca
Coeligena wilsoni
Golden-bellied starfrontlet
Coeligena bonapartei
Black inca
Coeligena prunellei
White-tailed starfrontlet
Coeligena phalerata
Bronzy inca
Coeligena coeligena
Buff-winged starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
CompareBlue-throated starfrontlet vs Brown incaBlue-throated starfrontlet vs Golden-bellied starfrontletBlue-throated starfrontlet vs Black incaBlue-throated starfrontlet vs White-tailed starfrontlet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue-throated starfrontlet?
An adult blue-throated starfrontlet weighs 6.3 g – 7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue-throated starfrontlet endangered?
The blue-throated starfrontlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the blue-throated starfrontlet?
The blue-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena helianthea) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-13. 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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