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title: "Chestnut-breasted Coronet"
description: "Boissonneaua matthewsii — Uccelli. The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the \"brilliants\", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chestnut-breasted-coronet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chestnut-breasted Coronet

> Boissonneaua matthewsii — Uccelli. The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Boissonneaua matthewsii*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1425
- Wikidata: [Q1260811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6445](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6445)

## Names

- en: Chestnut-breasted Coronet
- de: Rotbauchkolibri
- es: Colibrí Pechirrojo
- fr: Colibri de Matthews
- pl: Amorek ognisty

## Countries with the most observations

EC (958), PE (378)

## Summary

The chestnut-breasted coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii) 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/Chestnut-breasted_coronet

## Photo

![Chestnut-breasted Coronet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-breasted-coronet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144499617

## Machine access

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