Inca Soldado vs Inca de Frontino

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

Inca Soldado is Least Concern while Inca de Frontino is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inca Soldado	Inca de Frontino
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Coeligena	Coeligena
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Coeligena orina

Evolutionary Relationship

Inca Soldado and Inca de Frontino share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coeligena.

Vista Genus: Coeligena

Conservation Status

Inca Soldado

LC — Least Concern

Inca de Frontino

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inca Soldado	Inca de Frontino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inca Soldado

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Inca de Frontino

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Inca Soldado

Un gran colibrí distintivo con partes superiores verde iridiscente y manchas alares leonadas visibles en vuelo, el colibrí alifajeado habita en bosques montanos húmedos de Ecuador y el sur de Colombia a elevaciones de 1.500–3.600 metros. Los machos presentan un gorguera azul-verde brillante. Clasificado como Preocupación Menor pero sensible a la deforestación del bosque nublado andino.