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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Velvet-browed Brilliant* |
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Heliodoxa xanthogonys |
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Description (10)
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Velvet-browed Brilliant
© flickr.com
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Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Size
10 cm
First Described (Guide)
Salvin & Godman, 1882
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From 700 - 2,000 m.
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.
Highlands and tepuis of southern and eastern Venezuela, Guyana and north-central Brazil.
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files
Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [XC303628]
by id from Caracara\u00ed, Roraima, Brazil (call)
Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [XC223905]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Lower escalera, Bolivar, Venezuela (call, chasing call)
Subspecies
Southern populations apparently represent a separate subspecies. Scientific description currently in preparation.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- willardi Weller & Renner, 2001 - Southern Venezuela, northern Brazil (Serranía de la Neblina and Sierra Imeri).
- xanthogonys Salvin & Godman, 1882 - Tepuis.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Velvet-browed Brilliant see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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