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Brown Inca Hummingbird
Coeligena wilsoni
-0.181298, -78.4769
Field Notes
Description:
The brown inca is about 12 cm long, weighs approximately 6.7 g, and has a long straight black bill (3.2 cm). It is dark bronzy above with dull brown underparts and an inconspicuous amethyst throat patch. There is a small white postocular spot and a white patch on either side of the neck.
Male and female are similar
Habitat:
Found in forests between 1000 and 2800 m along the Pacific slope of the Andes from western Colombia to southern Ecuador.
Notes:
The scientific name commemorates the American naturalist Thomas Bellerby Wilson.
Also known as King's Musketeer or Wilson's Inca
Reference Links:
Brown inca - Wikipedia
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PublishedJune 7, 2018
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