| Coeligenini | |
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| Marvelous Spatuletail, Loddigesia mirabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Lesbiinae |
| Tribe: | Coeligenini Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1881 (1853) |
Coeligenini is a tribe of birds in the hummingbird family collectively called brilliants[1]. They range from Costa Rica to South America. It contains the following species:
- Genus Loddigesia
- Marvelous Spatuletail, Loddigesia mirabilis
- Genus Haplophaedia – Haplophaedia pufflegs (3 species)
- Greenish Puffleg, Haplophaedia aureliae
- Buff-thighed Puffleg, Haplophaedia (aureliae) assimilis
- Hoary Puffleg, Haplophaedia lugens
- Genus Eriocnemis – typical pufflegs (12 species, one probably recently extinct)
- Black-breasted Puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis
- Gorgeted Puffleg, Eriocnemis isabellae
- Glowing Puffleg, Eriocnemis vestita
- Black-thighed Puffleg, Eriocnemis derbyi
- Turquoise-throated Puffleg, Eriocnemis godini - possibly extinct (20th century?)
- Coppery-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis cupreoventris
- Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani
- Coppery-naped Puffleg, Eriocnemis (luciani) sapphiropygia
- Golden-breasted Puffleg, Eriocnemis mosquera
- Blue-capped Puffleg, Eriocnemis glaucopoides
- Colourful Puffleg, Eriocnemis mirabilis
- Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis alinae
- Genus Aglaeactis – sunbeams (4 species)
- Shining Sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis
- Purple-backed Sunbeam, Aglaeactis aliciae
- White-tufted Sunbeam, Aglaeactis castelnaudii
- Black-hooded Sunbeam, Aglaeactis pamela
- Genus Coeligena – incas and starfrontlets (13 species)
- Bronzy Inca, Coeligena coeligena
- Brown Inca, Coeligena wilsoni
- Black Inca, Coeligena prunellei
- Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata
- Gould's Inca, Coeligena torquata inca
- Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena violifer
- Rainbow Starfrontlet, Coeligena iris
- White-tailed Starfrontlet, Coeligena phalerata
- Dusky Starfrontlet, Coeligena orina
- Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Coeligena lutetiae
- Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei
- Golden Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei eos
- Blue-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena helianthea
- Genus Lafresnaya
- Mountain Velvetbreast, Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- Genus Ensifera
- Sword-billed Hummingbird, Enisfera enisfera
- Genus Pterophanes
- Great Sapphirewing, Pterophanes cyanopterus
- Genus Boissonneaua – coronets (3 species)
- Buff-tailed Coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens
- Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Boissonneaua matthewsii
- Velvet-purple Coronet, Boissonneaua jardini
- Genus Ocreatus
- Booted Racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii
- Genus Urosticte – whitetips (2 species)
- Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Urosticte benjamini
- Rufous-vented Whitetip, Urosticte ruficrissa
- Genus Urochroa
- White-tailed Hillstar, Urochroa bougueri
- Genus Clytolaema
- Brazilian Ruby, Clytolaema rubricauda
- Genus Heliodoxa – brilliants (9 species)
- Velvet-browed Brilliant, Heliodoxa xanthogonys
- Pink-throated Brilliant, Heliodoxa gularis
- Rufous-webbed Brilliant, Heliodoxa branickii
- Black-throated Brilliant, Heliodoxa schreibersii
- Gould's Jewelfront, Heliodoxa aurescens
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides
- Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
- Empress Brilliant, Heliodoxa imperatrix
- Violet-fronted Brilliant, Heliodoxa leadbeateri
References[]
- ^ John H. Boyd III (August 25, 2011). "METAVES III: Apodiformes". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 25-01-2025. Check date values in:
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