Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
Southern Venezuela (southern Amazonas, Bolívar) through Amazonian Colombia (western Putumayo, Vaupés, Amazonas), eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru (south to Puno) to northern Bolivia (Pando, Beni, Cochabamba) and north-western Brazil (Amazonas and southern Pará possibly to R Madeira and northern Mato Grosso).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) [XC762417]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Valley in Cordillera Escalera, San Martin, Peru (flight call)
Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) [XC764021]
by Guilherme de Melo Becher from Cordillera Escalera, Koepcke's Hermit feeding station, San Martin, Peru (flight call)
Subspecies
Until recently, often placed in monotypic genus Polyplancta, but morphological and behavioural parallels, supported by genetic analysis, suggest that species belongs in Heliodoxa. Probably closely related to Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii). In past, occasionally placed in Clytolaema. Despite fairly extensive range, species shows only slight degree of variation.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet