NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Collared inca (Coeligena torquata torquata) male, Reserva Ecologica Rio Blanco, Manizales, Caldas
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Open encyclopedia reference
The collared inca (Coeligena torquata) is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. It is very distinctive in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail. Like other hummingbirds it takes energy from flower nectar (especially from bromeliads), while the plant benefits from the symbiotic relationship by being pollinated. Its protein source is small arthropods such as insects. It is normally solitary and can be found at varying heights above the ground, often in the open.
Wikipedia contributors, Collared inca; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:19:35.851590+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)
- Name authority
- (Boissonneau, 1840)
- Common name
- Collared Inca
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Coeligena
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- subfamilyTrochilinae
- genusCoeligena R. Lesson, 1833
- speciesCoeligena torquata (Boissonneau, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coeligena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-tailed StarfrontletCoeligena phalerata (Bangs, 1898) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black IncaCoeligena prunellei (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet-throated StarfrontletCoeligena violifer (Gould, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoni (Delattre & Bourcier, 1846) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-bellied StarfrontletCoeligena bonapartei (Boissonneau, 1840) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ornismia torquata Boissonneau, 1840 Boissonneau, 1840 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555227 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:WQTN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.