Hummingbirds

Violet-throated Starfrontlet

Coeligena violifer

The Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Coeligena violifer) is a 7.4 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

7.4 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Peru, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru).

Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist