Birds of Brazil

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Heliodoxa (4 species, 10 worldwide)



Gould's Jewelfront
Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

This species has an amazing tongue.

Brazilian Ruby
Brazilian Ruby (Heliodoxa rubricauda) Male ENDEMIC
Trilha dos Tucanos, TapiraĆ­, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

Brazilian Ruby
Brazilian Ruby (Heliodoxa rubricauda) Female ENDEMIC
Trilha dos Tucanos, TapiraĆ­, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-throated Brilliant
Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii schreibersii) Male
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-throated Brilliant
Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii) Female
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Velvet-browed Brilliant
Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys) Male
Roraima, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.

Velvet-browed Brilliant
Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys) Female
Venezuela  
   
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com   © All Rights Reserved.

On male note bluish gorget, green forehead, and light colored lower mandible. Female is green and white.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba