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title: "Buff-tailed Coronet"
description: "Boissonneaua flavescens — Uccelli. The buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) is a species of hummingbird in the 'Brilliants' tribe Heliantheini, within the subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/buff-tailed-coronet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buff-tailed Coronet

> Boissonneaua flavescens — Uccelli. The buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) is a species of hummingbird in the 'Brilliants' tribe Heliantheini, within the subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Boissonneaua flavescens*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3202
- Wikidata: [Q1266737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266737)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6447](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6447)

## Names

- en: Buff-tailed Coronet
- de: Fahlschwanzkolibri
- es: Colibrí Colihabano
- fr: Colibri flavescent
- pl: Amorek zielony

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1883), CO (1127), VE (14)

## Summary

The buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) is a species of hummingbird in the 'Brilliants' tribe Heliantheini, within the subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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

## Photo

![Buff-tailed Coronet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buff-tailed-coronet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266977825

## Machine access

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