The rainbow starfrontlet is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, at elevations of 1500 – 3300 m, and heavily degraded former forest. They can be seen along the edges of forests and adjacent shrubby areas. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gould, J 1853)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 21 (1853), no.251 p.61
Protonym:
Helianthea Iris
Avibase ID:
91FF8A0AC771E7DC
Avibase ID:
avibase-91FF8A0A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/91FF8A0A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555234
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Inca iris ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Inca iris ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Rainbow Star-frontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Coeligena iris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Coeligena iris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Coeligena iris [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Rainbow Starfrontlet ( Coeligena iris) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coeligena iris [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Coeligena iris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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