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Collared Inca

Coeligena torquata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

distinctive and unique in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail.

Habitat:

cloudforest, 2400m

Notes:

I spotted this at a hummingbird feeder in Acaime natural reserve in Cocora Valley.

Species ID Suggestions

collared Inca

Coeligena torquata

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KarenSaxton
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Comments (9)
KarenSaxton
You're welcome. I knew it was on my "to see" list
Braulio Rivas Tapia
Wow! I´ve never seen a colorless Hummingbird! And that gives him a sense of ellegance! Great series, Dan!
Dan Doucette
Thanks Karen and Cris for the comments and ID.
Cris
Que coisinha mais linda!
KarenSaxton
It reminds me of the white necked jacobin and one of them has the white tail feathers, but the other doesn't. What a pretty hummingbird!

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PublishedJuly 6, 2013

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