Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Green-crowned Brilliant

Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula

Described by: Gould (1850)
Alternate common name(s): Green-fronted Brilliant
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Savegre Lodge, Costa Rica - Mar, 1996 © Allen Chartier  Costa Rica - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 2004 © R. Hays Cummins  Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 2004 © R. Hays Cummins  Sachatamia Lodge, Ecuador - Jun 24, 2004 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

S. Central America and nw. South America;
Three populations;
(1) Costa Rica and w. Panama.
(2) E. Panama and e. Colombia.
(3) W. Ecuador (Mindo on the w. slope of the Andes).

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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