Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea
Least ConcernAves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae
About
The blue-throated starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Fun Fact
The blue-throated starfrontlet and most other members of genus Coeligena were at one time placed in genus Helianthea but have been in their current placement since the mid-1900s.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in Colombia's northern and eastern Andes from the Serranía del Perijá, which straddles the border between northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, south and west to the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá.
Diet
Feeds on nectar by trap-lining, visiting a circuit of a wide variety of flowering plants.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance