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title: "Buff-winged Starfrontlet"
description: "Coeligena lutetiae — Uccelli. The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a species of hummingbird in the \"brilliants\", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/buff-winged-starfrontlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Buff-winged Starfrontlet

> Coeligena lutetiae — Uccelli. The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Coeligena lutetiae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1019
- Wikidata: [Q898544](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898544)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6237](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6237)

## Names

- en: Buff-winged Starfrontlet
- de: Fahlflügel-Andenkolibri
- es: Inca Alihabano
- fr: Inca à gemme bleue
- pl: Elfik płowoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

EC (684), CO (199)

## Summary

The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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

## Photo

![Buff-winged Starfrontlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buff-winged-starfrontlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256549129

## Machine access

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