Golden-bellied Starfrontlet (male) / Coeligena bonapartei / Inca Dorado (macho)

An uncommon near-endemic hummingbird restricted to the humid mountain forests of northwestern Venezuela (Perijá Mountains) and the Eastern Andes of Colombia, between 1400 – 3200 meters.

Distribution in Colombia is rather narrow, from Soatá, Villa de Leyva & Arcabuco, south to Bogotá & Fusagasugá. The bird can be seen in the Oak forests above Soatá (mountain road to Onzaga), Rogitama nature reserve (Arcabuco), Iguaque Wildlife Sanctuary and Chicaque nature reserve, but is never common.

Regularly feeds on pendulous flowers from the genus Bomarea, Cavendishia & Fuschia.

Image taken at Chicaque Nature Reserve, municipality of San Antonio del Tequendama (Eastern Andes of Colombia).

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Taken on: June 16, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D800E, f/4.0, 1/320 sec, 600mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

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