Brown Inca

Coeligena wilsoni

The Brown Inca is a species of hummingbird found in forests between 1000 and 2800 m along the Pacific slope of the Andes from western Colombia to southern Ecuador. The scientific name commemorates the American naturalist Thomas Bellerby Wilson.
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Appearance

The brown inca is about 12 cm long, weighs approximately 6.7 g, and has a long straight black bill . It is dark bronzy above with dull brown underparts and a inconspicuous amethyst throat patch. There is a small white postocular spot and a white patch on either side of the neck. Sexes are similar.
Brown Inca perched, Tatama National Park, Colombia https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55154/brown_inca_in_flight_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Brown Inca,Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Coeligena wilsoni,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

Food

It feeds on the nectar of various plants such as ''Psammisia'', ''Macleania'', ''Cavendishia'', and ''Fuchsia''. Insects are caught by foraging on various plants and occasionally by hawking. It feeds by trap-lining.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusCoeligena
SpeciesC. wilsoni
Photographed in
Colombia
Ecuador