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title: "Elfik wstęgoszyi"
description: "Coeligena torquata — Ptaki. The collared inca (Coeligena torquata) is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/collared-inca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Elfik wstęgoszyi

> Coeligena torquata — Ptaki. The collared inca (Coeligena torquata)  is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru.

- Scientific name: *Coeligena torquata*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 2050
- Wikidata: [Q645799](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645799)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6214](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6214)

## Names

- en: Collared Inca
- de: Brustband-Andenkolibri
- es: Inca Acollarado
- fr: Inca à collier
- pl: Elfik wstęgoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

EC (987), CO (859), PE (61)

## Summary

The collared inca (Coeligena torquata)  is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. It is very distinctive in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail. Like other hummingbirds it takes energy from flower nectar (especially from bromeliads), while the plant benefits from the symbiotic relationship by being pollinated. Its protein source is small arthropods such as insects. It is normally solitary and can be found at varying heights above the ground, often in the open.

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

## Photo

![Elfik wstęgoszyi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-inca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Holle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346552342

## Machine access

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