Kingdom Animalia Subclass Neornithes Order Apodiformes Scientific name Coeligena orina Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Infraclass Neognathae Family Trochilidae Higher classification Coeligena | |
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Similar Coeligena, Golden starfrontlet, Golden‑bellied starfrontlet, White‑tailed starfrontlet, Blue‑throated starfrontlet | ||
Dusky starfrontlet coeligena orina colibr del sol bird reserve bogota birding tour
The dusky starfrontlet (Coeligena orina) is a hummingbird species in the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found only at high altitudes in the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia, and was first discovered on Páramo de Frontino. Its status was mysterious for a long time as it was only known from a few museum specimens; it was often held to be a mutant or color morph of some other species of Coeligena. When it was rediscovered in 2004, in what is now the Colibri del Sol Bird Reserve, its status as a distinct species was confirmed.
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- Dusky starfrontlet coeligena orina colibr del sol bird reserve bogota birding tour
- Endemic dusky starfrontlet coeligena orina colibr del sol colibr del sol bird reserve female
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Although this bird was listed as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Red List for many years, it became evident that it was close to extinction, and its status was upgraded to Critically Endangered in the 2007 Red List issue.
Endemic dusky starfrontlet coeligena orina colibr del sol colibr del sol bird reserve female
