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Coeligena

Coeligena is a genus of South American hummingbirds.

Taxonomy

The genus Coeligena was introduced in 1833 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the type species by tautonymy as Ornismya coelinga Lesson, the bronzy inca. The genus name is from Latin coeligenus meaning "heaven-born" or "celestial".

Species

The genus contains the following 15 species:

References