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Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans)
Coeligena violifer osculans (Gould, J 1871)
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Coeligena
Scientific:
Coeligena violifer osculans
Original description
Citation:
(Gould, J 1871)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1871, pt.2 p.503
Imprint year:
1871
Protonym:
Helianthea osculans
Type locality:
Cachupata and Huasampilla, Peru; the types claimed in Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. are the Cachupata specimens.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90542#page/613/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
33D2885441758160
Avibase ID:
avibase-33D28854
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/33D28854
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693794
English:
Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans)
French:
Inca violifère (osculans)
Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans)
French:
Inca violifère (osculans)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) |
| Avilist 2025: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) |
| Clements, version 2021: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco) ( Coeligena violifer osculans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cuzco Starfrontlet ( Coeligena osculans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coeligena violifer osculans [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Perskeelinka (Cuzco-)
Bulgarian: Лилавогушо звездочело колибри (ssp. osculans)
Catalan: Colibrí inca de Cusco
Czech: inka fialkovohrdlý (ssp. osculans)
Danish: Violetstrubet Inka (Cuzcoinka)
German: Cuzco-Andenkolibri, Veilchenkehlkolibri (osculans)
English: Cuzco Starfrontlet, Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco), Violet-throated Starfrontlet (osculans)
[ENAV]: Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco)
English, HBW: Cuzco Starfrontlet
English (IOC): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco)
English (United States): Violet-throated Starfrontlet (Cuzco)
Spanish: Inca Boliviano (osculans), Inca cuzqueño
Spanish (Spain): Inca boliviano (osculans)
Spanish (Peru): Inca de Garganta Violeta (osculans)
Estonian: carabaya koidukoolibri
Finnish: violetti-inkakolibri (osculans)
French: Inca du Cuzco, Inca violifère (osculans)
French (Guyane): Inca violifère (osculans)
Croatian: planinski kolibrić (osculans)
Japanese (romaji): rurinodoinkahachidori (osculans)
Japanese: ルリノドインカハチドリ (osculans), ルリノドインカハチドリ（osculans）
Scientific: Coeligena osculans, Coeligena violifer osculans, Helianthea osculans
Dutch: Violetkeelincakolibrie (osculans)
Norwegian: fiolettstrupeinka (osculans)
Polish: elfik płowy (osculans)
Portuguese (Portugal): inca-de-garganta-violeta (osculans)
Russian: Фиолетовогорлый инка (osculans)
Slovak: ink tyrkysovočelý (skup.)
Serbian: Ljubičastogrli zvezdočeli kolibri (osculans)
Swedish: violettstrupig inka (osculans)
Turkish: Mor gerdanlı parlakalın (osculans)
Ukrainian: Колібрі-інка фіолетовий (підвид osculans)
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