Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae)

Buff-winged Starfrontlet, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The buff-winged starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Buff-winged Starfrontlet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Coeligena bonapartei
Coeligena helianthea
Coeligena phalerata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Coeligena
Species: Coeligena lutetiae

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