Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) - HBW 5, p. 615
French: Brillant à bandeau bleu
German: Rotbrustbrilliantkolibri
Spanish: Brillante Pechicastaño
Other common names: Jewelfront
Taxonomy: Trochilus (Lampornis) aurescens Gould, 1846, locality unclear (N Brazil and E Peru both suggested).
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 H. schreibersii. In past, occasionally placed in Clytolaema. Despite fairly extensive range, species shows only slight degree of variation. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Venezuela (S Amazonas, Bolívar) through Amazonian Colombia (W Putumayo, Vaupés, Amazonas), E Ecuador and E Peru (S to Puno) to N Bolivia (Pando, Beni, Cochabamba) and NW Brazil (Amazonas and S Pará possibly to R Madeira and N Mato Grosso).
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A bird at a feeder Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 July 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
side/front view of male perched Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 5 September 2006 40 weeks ago 22 sec 4.3 -
Video taken with my scope and digital camera of an individual resting on a twig close to the feeders at Wild Sumaco Lodge Locality Sumaco, Napo Province, Ecuador
AndresVasquez 15 August 2010 1 year ago 55 sec 4.3 -
A male perched on a branch and flying away Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 11 October 2003 6 years ago 7 sec 2.5 -
A male perched on a branch Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Virgilio Yábar Calderón 11 October 2003 6 years ago 7 sec 2.1
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With flash
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 29 October 2011 28 weeks ago 4.7 -
On a branch
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 30 October 2011 28 weeks ago 4.3 -
On a branch
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 29 October 2011 28 weeks ago 4.2 -
male
Locality Sumaco, Napo Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 13 April 2008 2 years ago 3
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Song. Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 10 May 2007 2 years ago 3
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