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[[Image:Dusky_Starfrontlet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Urrao, W Andes, [[Colombia]], January 2010]] | [[Image:Dusky_Starfrontlet.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Urrao, W Andes, [[Colombia]], January 2010]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 14cm | + | 14cm with black bill and black legs and feet but pale (white to pinkish) soles<br /> |
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
*Mostly green that is very dark at the head and mantle, gradually becoming less dark further back on both upperside and underside | *Mostly green that is very dark at the head and mantle, gradually becoming less dark further back on both upperside and underside | ||
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*Metallic blue spot on lower central throat | *Metallic blue spot on lower central throat | ||
*Glittering green frontlet (with blue to golden reflexes depending on angle) | *Glittering green frontlet (with blue to golden reflexes depending on angle) | ||
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'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
*Also mostly green but with less black in the forward end of the bird | *Also mostly green but with less black in the forward end of the bird | ||
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[[Golden-bellied Starfrontlet]] has bronze to cinnamon on uppertail coverts and rump, not golden-green like here | [[Golden-bellied Starfrontlet]] has bronze to cinnamon on uppertail coverts and rump, not golden-green like here | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Páramo Frontino, Farallones del Citará, north-west [[Colombia]]. It is not believed to overlap in distribution with other members of the genus ''[[:category:Coeligena|Coeligena]]''. | |
| − | + | [[Image:Dusky Starfrontlet - Coeligena orina 3 - Urrao W Andes.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Urrao, W Andes, [[Colombia]], November 2010]] | |
| − | It is not believed to overlap in distribution with other members of the genus ''[[:category:Coeligena|Coeligena]]''. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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#KRABBE, N. ET AL. 2005. Rediscovery of the Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena orina, with a description of the adult plumages and a reassessment of its taxonomic status. Ornitología Colombiana 3: 28-35 ([http://people.uleth.ca/~pulgarinrestrepo/rediscoveryDusky28.pdf link]) | #KRABBE, N. ET AL. 2005. Rediscovery of the Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena orina, with a description of the adult plumages and a reassessment of its taxonomic status. Ornitología Colombiana 3: 28-35 ([http://people.uleth.ca/~pulgarinrestrepo/rediscoveryDusky28.pdf link]) | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Coeligena+orina}} | {{GSearch|Coeligena+orina}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coeligena]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Coeligena]] | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 24 April 2016
- Coeligena orina
Identification
14cm with black bill and black legs and feet but pale (white to pinkish) soles
Male
- Mostly green that is very dark at the head and mantle, gradually becoming less dark further back on both upperside and underside
- Golden-green rump and uppertail coverts
- Metallic blue spot on lower central throat
- Glittering green frontlet (with blue to golden reflexes depending on angle)
Female
- Also mostly green but with less black in the forward end of the bird
- Have less strong (but still present) golden reflexes in the uppertail and vent areas
- Throat and malar areas cinnamon-buff, separated by a line of green disks in the submalar
- Tail like in male but with a slight buffy corner.
Immature male
- Mostly like adult male but with less blackish in the plumage
- No frontlet
- Smaller throat patch
Similar Species
Golden-bellied Starfrontlet has bronze to cinnamon on uppertail coverts and rump, not golden-green like here
Distribution
Páramo Frontino, Farallones del Citará, north-west Colombia. It is not believed to overlap in distribution with other members of the genus Coeligena.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Elfin forest, paramo, and adjacent higher forest on the highest peaks of Western Andes.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- BirdLife International
- KRABBE, N. ET AL. 2005. Rediscovery of the Dusky Starfrontlet Coeligena orina, with a description of the adult plumages and a reassessment of its taxonomic status. Ornitología Colombiana 3: 28-35 (link)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky Starfrontlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky_Starfrontlet
