Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Violet-fronted Brilliant

Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri

Described by: Bourcier (1843)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Peru - Jul, 2002 © Dave van der Spoel  Peru - Jul, 2002 © Dave van der Spoel  Peru - Jul, 2002 © Dave van der Spoel  San Isidro, Ecuador - Jun 29, 2004 © Lou Hegedus  Copalinga, Ecuador - Nov, 2007 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Andes of n. and w. South America;
(1) N. Venezuela in coastal mountains of Falcon, Yaracuy, Carabobo and Miranda.
(2) Nw. Venezuela (Tachira, Merida, Barinas, Trujillo) through Colombia (Serrania de Perija and e. Andes s. to Macarena Mountains, locally in the Magdalena Valley and Cauca Valley and possibly also the n. c. Andes).
(3) E. Ecuador and n. Peru.
(3) C. and s. Peru and nw. Bolivia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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