Black Inca - BirdForum Opus

Coeligena prunellei

Photo by COLOMBIA Birding
Location: Rogitama Reserve (E Andes), Colombia

Identification

• Black
• Greenish-blue throat patch
• White patch on each side of the chest
• Iridescent blue shoulders
• White-edged undertail-coverts
• Black, forked tail
• Long, thin, straight black bill
• Red legs
  

Female is drabber than the male

Distribution

Western slope of Central Andes and Eastern Andes of Colombia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Humid montane forests, particularly with oaks, parkland and riverine forests.

Behaviour

Breeding is thought to take place between June and October.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BirdLife International
3. ARKive

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Inca. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Inca

External Links

Search for photos of Black Inca in the gallery

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.