Order: Apodiformes | Family: Trochilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Female | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Female | Loc. Cundinamarca, Colombia
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Female | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Female | Loc. Cusco, Peru
Status: The Collared Inca is fairly common in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1800-3000 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Inca Acollarado.
Sub-species: Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata torquata), Boissonneau, 1840. Andes of NW Venezuela (Táchira) through Colombia and E Ecuador to N Peru (E Piura).
(Coeligena torquata margaretae), J. T. Zimmer, 1948. E slope of Andes of N Peru (C Amazonas to E La Libertad and San Martín).
(Coeligena torquata insectivora), Tschudi, 1844. E slope in C Peru (Huánuco to Ayacucho).
(Coeligena torquata eisemanni), Weske, 1985. S Peru (Cordillera Vilcabamba).
(Coeligena torquata omissa), J. T. Zimmer, 1948. Andes of SE Peru (Urubamba to Puno)
Meaning of Name: Coeligena: L. coelum or caelum= heaven and gignere= to bring forth. torquata: L. torquatus= collared.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.