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title: "Bronzy Inca"
description: "Coeligena coeligena — Uccelli. The bronzy inca (Coeligena coeligena) is a species of hummingbird in the \"brilliants\", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bronzy-inca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bronzy Inca

> Coeligena coeligena — Uccelli. The bronzy inca (Coeligena coeligena) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Coeligena coeligena*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 763
- Wikidata: [Q246982](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246982)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6238](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6238)

## Names

- en: Bronzy Inca
- de: Bronzeandenkolibri
- es: Inca Bronceado
- fr: Inca céleste
- pl: Elfik brązowy

## Countries with the most observations

CO (358), EC (183), PE (122), BO (6), VE (5)

## Summary

The bronzy inca (Coeligena coeligena) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronzy_inca

## Photo

![Bronzy Inca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bronzy-inca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150756813

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bronzy-inca?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).