Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) - HBW 5, p. 615
French: Brillant rubinoïde
German: Braunbauch-Brilliantkolibri
Spanish: Brillante Pechigamuza
Other common names: Penny-throated/Lilac-throated Hummingbird, Lilac-breasted Brilliant
Taxonomy: Trochilus rubinoides Bourcier and Mulsant, 1846, Colombia.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846) - C & E Andes of Colombia.
- aequatorialis (Gould, 1860) - W slope of Andes in Colombia and Ecuador.
- cervinigularis (Salvin, 1892) - E slope of Andes in Ecuador and Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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several shots Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 22 sec 4.8 -
A close-up of a male on a feeder Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Robert Schaefer 23 February 2007 4 years ago 20 sec 4.8 -
A male on a branch Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 4 years ago 29 sec 4.8 -
1 bird Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 23 sec 4.8 -
A male on a feeder, flashing his gorget at other birds Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Robert Schaefer 23 February 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 4.8 -
Several males on feeders, showing their violet patch on the throat Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 4 years ago 36 sec 4.7
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Two males arguing about a perch
Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Ian Maton 4 February 2011 1 year ago 4.8 -
A female on a branch
Locality Alambi Cloud Forest Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 23 October 2011 29 weeks ago 4.4 -
A close view of a male
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 28 October 2011 28 weeks ago 4.4 -
A male on a branch
Locality Alambi Cloud Forest Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 25 October 2011 28 weeks ago 4 -
On a branch
Locality Alambi Cloud Forest Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 23 October 2011 29 weeks ago 4 -
Male on branch
Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Ian Maton 4 February 2011 1 year ago 4
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song/calls from a perched bird Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp aequatorialis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 9 December 2009 2 years ago 4
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