Collared Inca
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hummingbirds

Collared Inca

Coeligena torquata

NENot Evaluated
Family
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Order
Apodiformes

Overview

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.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.