Birds of the World


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

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Rufous-webbed Brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii) Range: SA: se Peru

Typical brilliant with rufous edges to some wing feathers, and pink throat (male).


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

Rare and highly sought after.


Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) Male Range: SA: wc Colombia to nw Ecuador ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia Note long tail and iridescent green belly.
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Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) Female Range: SA: wc Colombia to nw Ecuador 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 Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to Ecuador Monteverde, Costa Rica
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Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) Female Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to Ecuador 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 Range: SA: Venezuela to nw Bolivia Huila, Colombia
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Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri otero) Female Range: SA: Venezuela to nw Bolivia Manu National Park, Peru
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Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides cervinigularis) Male Range: SA: Colombia to Peru San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador
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Brazilian Ruby (Heliodoxa rubricauda) Male Range: SA: se Brazil Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.


Brazilian Ruby (Heliodoxa rubricauda) Female Range: SA: se Brazil Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.


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


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


Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys) Female Range: SA: tepuis 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.