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What the Bronzy Inca sounds like
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The bronzy inca is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Males weigh about 7.3 g (0.26 oz) and females about 6.2 g (0.22 oz). Males have a long, straight, black bill, often with some yellow at the base of the mandible; the female's bill is also straight and black but somewhat longer. The species is the drabbest member of genus Coeligena, some others of which are rather dramatically plumaged. Adult males of the nominate subspecies are mostly dark bronzy brown with a maroon sheen above; the lower back is greenish. They have a white spot behind the eye. Voice: What is thought to be the bronzy inca's song is "a continuous series of single rather sweet 'tseet' notes". Its calls include single "tsee" or "tzeet" notes, usually during flight.
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When to see the Bronzy Inca
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bronzy Inca
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bronzy Inca
The bronzy inca is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Brown IncaCoeligena wilsoniThe brown inca is about 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long.
Collared IncaCoeligena torquata10–14 centimetres (3.9–5.5 in) in length, with a rather long (3–3.5 centimetres (1.2–1.4 in)), straight, black beak.
Buff-winged StarfrontletCoeligena lutetiaeThe buff-winged starfrontlet is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long.
Side by side: Bronzy Inca vs Collared Inca · Bronzy Inca vs Brown Inca · Bronzy Inca vs Buff-winged Starfrontlet
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