Rainbow Starfrontlet

Coeligena iris

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Coeligena
eBird Code
raista1

Subspecies (6)

  • Coeligena iris aurora

    Andes of northern Peru (Cutervo, Cerros de Amachonga)

  • Coeligena iris eva

    northern Peru (west of Río Marañón in Cajamarca and La Libertad)

  • Coeligena iris flagrans

    Andes of northwestern Peru (Cajamarca)

  • Coeligena iris fulgidiceps

    Andes of northern Peru (east of Río Marañón in Amazonas)

  • Coeligena iris hesperus

    Andes of south-central Ecuador (Cuenca)

  • Coeligena iris iris

    Andes of southern Ecuador (Loja) to northern Peru (Piura)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.