Bronzy inca
Coeligena coeligena (R. Lesson, 1833)
The bronzy inca (Coeligena coeligena) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.2 g to 6.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the bronzy inca
- Weight
- 6.2 g – 6.8 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bronzy inca live?
Not recorded
What is the bronzy inca?
The bronzy inca (Coeligena coeligena) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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What does the bronzy inca sound like?
Is the bronzy inca endangered?
The bronzy inca 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.
How is the bronzy inca classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusCoeligena
- SpeciesCoeligena coeligena (R. Lesson, 1833)
Synonyms Caeligena typica, Coeligena typica, Ornismya coeligena
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Bronzy IncaEnglish
- Bronzy IncaEnglish
- إنكا برونزيArabic
- colibrí inca bronzatCatalan
- inka bronzovýCzech
- inka obláčkovýCzech
- inca efyddWelsh
- Bronzefarvet InkaDanish
- BronzekolibriGerman
- BronzeandenkolibriGerman
- HimmelsmusketierGerman
- bronza inkakolibroEsperanto
- Inca bronceadoSpanish
- pronssi-inkakolibriFinnish
- Inca célesteFrench
- smeđotrbi kolibrićCroatian
- bronz inkakolibriHungarian
- Inca bronzeoItalian
- ブロンズインカハチドリJapanese
- bronzinis inkasLithuanian
- Bronzen IncakolibrieDutch
- Bronzen inkakolibrieDutch
- bronseinkaNorwegian
- elfik brązowyPolish
- تانبی انکاWestern Panjabi
- inca-bronzePortuguese
- inca-bronzeadoPortuguese
- Бронзовый инкаRussian
- ink bronzovýSlovak
- Bronzani inka kolibriSerbian
- bronsinkaSwedish
- Bronz İnkaTurkish
- колібрі-інка бронзовийUkrainian
- 銅色印加蜂鳥Chinese
- 铜色星额蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the bronzy inca
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
Blue-throated starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea
Buff-winged starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
CompareBronzy inca vs Brown incaBronzy inca vs Golden-bellied starfrontletBronzy inca vs Black incaBronzy inca vs White-tailed starfrontlet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bronzy inca?
An adult bronzy inca weighs 6.2 g – 6.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bronzy inca endangered?
The bronzy inca 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 bronzy inca?
The bronzy inca (Coeligena coeligena) 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
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