Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Heliodoxa (7 species, 10 worldwide)


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.


Pink-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa gularis) Male Alto Mayo, Peru
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

Rare and highly sought after.


Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) Male ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia Note long tail and iridescent green belly.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) Female ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A large thin hummingbird with a long tail for a brilliant, and found in the 'Choco' region west Colombia and Ecuador.
Iridescence.


Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Male Monteverde, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Female ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia
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Brilliants are large hummingbirds.


Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri parvula) Male Huila, Colombia
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Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri otero) Female Manu National Park, Peru
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Additional photo.


Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides cervinigularis) Male San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.


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


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

© 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