Violet-throated starfrontlet

Violet-throated starfrontlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Coeligena
Species: C. violifer
Binomial name
Coeligena violifer
Gould, 1846
Synonyms
  • Helianthea violifera
  • Helianthea dichroura
    (Coeligena violifer dichroura)
  • Helianthea osculans
    (Coeligena violifer osculans)

The violet-throated starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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