Brown inca
Coeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
The brown inca (Coeligena wilsoni) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.7 g to 6.85 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the brown inca
- Weight
- 6.7 g – 6.85 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 brown inca live?
Not recorded
What is the brown inca?
The brown inca (Coeligena wilsoni) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the brown inca endangered?
The brown 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 brown inca classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusCoeligena
- SpeciesCoeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846)
Synonyms Trochilus wilsoni
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Brown IncaEnglish
- Brown IncaEnglish
- إنكا بنيArabic
- colibrí inca bruCatalan
- inka hnědýCzech
- inca brownWelsh
- Brun InkaDanish
- BraunkolibriGerman
- Brauner AndenkolibriGerman
- KönigsmusketierGerman
- bruna inkakolibroEsperanto
- Inca pardoSpanish
- ruskoinkakolibriFinnish
- Inca brunFrench
- smeđi kolibrićCroatian
- barna inkakolibriHungarian
- Inca brunoItalian
- チャイロインカハチドリJapanese
- rudasis inkasLithuanian
- Bruine IncakolibrieDutch
- elfik szarawyPolish
- inca-pardoPortuguese
- Inca-marromPortuguese
- Коричневый инкаRussian
- Королевский инкаRussian
- ink hnedýSlovak
- Smeđi inka kolibriSerbian
- Kahverengi İnkaTurkish
- колібрі-інка аметистовогорлийUkrainian
- 褐印加蜂鳥Chinese
- 褐星额蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the brown inca
Other species in the same genus Coeligena.
Golden-bellied starfrontlet
Coeligena bonapartei
Black inca
Coeligena prunellei
White-tailed starfrontlet
Coeligena phalerata
Bronzy inca
Coeligena coeligena
Blue-throated starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea
Buff-winged starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
CompareBrown inca vs Golden-bellied starfrontletBrown inca vs Black incaBrown inca vs White-tailed starfrontletBrown inca vs Bronzy inca
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown inca?
An adult brown inca weighs 6.7 g – 6.85 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown inca endangered?
The brown 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 brown inca?
The brown inca (Coeligena wilsoni) 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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