White-tailed Starfrontlet

Common name: White-tailed Starfrontlet
Scientific name: Coeligena phalerata
Clades: Heliantheini - Brilliants

The White-tailed starfrontlet is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long.

White-tailed Starfrontlets are large, long-billed hummingbirds. It is endemic to Colombia’s Santa Marta Mountains. It is easy to identify the male by his brilliant white tail. While the female lacks this, her tawny underparts and lengthy bill still make her easy to identify. Typically inhabits humid forests at moderately high elevations, feeding mainly on flowers and insects. A visitor at El Dorado Nature Reserve's feeders.

Endemic to Colombia and is restricted to Santa Marta Mountains.