Brilliant (tribe)

Coeligenini is a tribe of birds in the hummingbird family collectively called brilliants. They range from Costa Rica to South America. It contains the following species:
 * Genus Loddigesia
 * Marvelous Spatuletail, Loddigesia mirabilis


 * Genus Haplophaedia – Haplophaedia pufflegs (3 species)
 * Greenish Puffleg, Haplophaedia aureliae
 * Buff-thighed Puffleg, Haplophaedia (aureliae) assimilis
 * Hoary Puffleg, Haplophaedia lugens


 * Genus Eriocnemis – typical pufflegs (12 species, one probably recently extinct)
 * Black-breasted Puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis
 * Gorgeted Puffleg, Eriocnemis isabellae
 * Glowing Puffleg, Eriocnemis vestita
 * Black-thighed Puffleg, Eriocnemis derbyi
 * Turquoise-throated Puffleg, Eriocnemis godini - possibly extinct (20th century?)
 * Coppery-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis cupreoventris
 * Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Eriocnemis luciani
 * Coppery-naped Puffleg, Eriocnemis (luciani) sapphiropygia
 * Golden-breasted Puffleg, Eriocnemis mosquera
 * Blue-capped Puffleg, Eriocnemis glaucopoides
 * Colourful Puffleg, Eriocnemis mirabilis
 * Emerald-bellied Puffleg, Eriocnemis alinae


 * Genus Aglaeactis – sunbeams (4 species)
 * Shining Sunbeam, Aglaeactis cupripennis
 * Purple-backed Sunbeam, Aglaeactis aliciae
 * White-tufted Sunbeam, Aglaeactis castelnaudii
 * Black-hooded Sunbeam, Aglaeactis pamela


 * Genus Coeligena – incas and starfrontlets (13 species)
 * Bronzy Inca, Coeligena coeligena
 * Brown Inca, Coeligena wilsoni
 * Black Inca, Coeligena prunellei
 * Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata
 * Gould's Inca, Coeligena torquata inca
 * Violet-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena violifer
 * Rainbow Starfrontlet, Coeligena iris
 * White-tailed Starfrontlet, Coeligena phalerata
 * Dusky Starfrontlet, Coeligena orina
 * Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Coeligena lutetiae
 * Golden-bellied Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei
 * Golden Starfrontlet, Coeligena bonapartei eos
 * Blue-throated Starfrontlet, Coeligena helianthea


 * Genus Lafresnaya
 * Mountain Velvetbreast, Lafresnaya lafresnayi


 * Genus Ensifera
 * Sword-billed Hummingbird, Enisfera enisfera


 * Genus Pterophanes
 * Great Sapphirewing, Pterophanes cyanopterus


 * Genus Boissonneaua – coronets (3 species)
 * Buff-tailed Coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens
 * Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Boissonneaua matthewsii
 * Velvet-purple Coronet, Boissonneaua jardini


 * Genus Ocreatus
 * Booted Racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii


 * Genus Urosticte – whitetips (2 species)
 * Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Urosticte benjamini
 * Rufous-vented Whitetip, Urosticte ruficrissa


 * Genus Urochroa
 * White-tailed Hillstar, Urochroa bougueri


 * Genus Clytolaema
 * Brazilian Ruby, Clytolaema rubricauda


 * Genus Heliodoxa – brilliants (9 species)
 * Velvet-browed Brilliant, Heliodoxa xanthogonys
 * Pink-throated Brilliant, Heliodoxa gularis
 * Rufous-webbed Brilliant, Heliodoxa branickii
 * Black-throated Brilliant, Heliodoxa schreibersii
 * Gould's Jewelfront, Heliodoxa aurescens
 * Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides
 * Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
 * Empress Brilliant, Heliodoxa imperatrix
 * Violet-fronted Brilliant, Heliodoxa leadbeateri