collared inca
coeligena torquata latin

It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but has a rufous (not white) chest-patch.

Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)

The Collared Inca is (controversially) placed in the order Apodiformes, which contains swifts as well as hummingbirds.

The Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru and Bolivia.

The Gould's Inca (Coeligena torquata omissa) of southern Peru and Bolivia is normally considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, although it has a rufous (not white) chest-patch.

BirdLife International (and consequently IUCN) includes it as a subspecies of the Collared Inca and therefore do not rate it, but it remains locally fairly common and is unlikely to be threatened.

Like other hummingbirds, the Collared Inca obtains most of its energy from nectar, which it drinks while it in turn pollinates the flower, and feeds on insects and other small insect-like arthropods as a source of protein.

Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)

Coeligena torquata torquata - Colombia, east slope of Andes in Ecuador, and part of Peru.

The Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru and Bolivia.