Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni) [XC261759]
by Paul Coopmans from Esmeraldas: San Vicente Alto, Cordillera de Lachas, Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador (call, agitated alarm in flight, chase calls)
Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni) [XC261755]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: San Vicente Alto, Cordillera de Lachas, Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador (flight call, agitated flight calls)
Subspecies
Relationships uncertain within the complex containing present species, Black Inca (Coeligena prunellei), Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) and Gould's Inca (Coeligena inca). Further study is required. Forms a superspecies with Black Inca (Coeligena prunellei). "Coeligena purpurea", from Popayan (south-central Colombia), might be a dark variety of present species. Alternatively, may be hybrid between Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena) and Black Inca (Coeligena prunellei).