Collared Inca

The Gould's Inca of southern Peru and Bolivia is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but it has a rufous chest-patch.

The Collared Inca is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata, is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru. The Gould's Inca of southern Peru and Bolivia is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but it has a rufous (not white) chest-patch. Male References - * BirdLife International (2004). Coeligena torquata. 2006. More

considered a subspecies of the Collared Inca, but 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. References - * Züchner, T. (1999). Coeligena inca (Gould's Inca). Pp. 628 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (1999). More

* Male Collared Inca perched on twig Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador Ron Flemal 30 April 2009 51 weeks ago 3.3 * A bird on a twig Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador Tadeusz Stawarczyk 14 October 2009 8 weeks ago 3. More

The Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela, as well as Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a species of the Andes cordillera. The subspecies C. t. inca is sometimes split as '''Gould's Inca', Coeligena inca''. References - Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. More

The Collared Inca is a beautiful but challenging bird to photograph, because of its bright white throat and contrasting dark plumage. It is a striking bird when it appears at the feederrs. More

Collared Inca, Ecuaror, Cabanas San Isidro August '04 © Mark Sutton Send this as a postcard Collared Inca - Collared Inca, ECUADOR, Cabanas San Isidro March 2005 © Colin Bushell - TOUCAN BIRDING TOURS Toucan Tours - Guided Birding in Latin America. More