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Rainbow Starfrontlet
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Rainbow Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris
The rainbow starfrontlet (Coeligena iris) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, at elevations of 1500 – 3300 m, and heavily degraded former forest. They can be seen along the edges of forests and adjacent shrubby areas.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6245.