Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Green-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) - HBW 5, p. 617
French: Brillant fer-de-lance
German: Grünstirn-Brilliantkolibri
Spanish: Brillante Coroniverde
Other common names: Green-crowned Brilliant
Taxonomy: Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Race jamesoni often spelt jamersoni, due to a typographical error present in original description. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- henryi Lawrence, 1867 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- jacula Gould, 1850 - extreme E Panama to N & C Colombia.
- jamesoni (Bourcier, 1851) - SW Colombia and W Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched in a tree Locality Hummingbird Gallery, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp henryi)
Richard Garrigues 20 March 2007 4 years ago 10 sec 4.8 -
A male at a feeder, with a Green Thorntail taking advantage of him to reach food Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp jamesoni)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 6 years ago 38 sec 4.8 -
An immature male at two different feeders Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp jamesoni)
Anna Motis 17 August 2006 4 years ago 16 sec 4.8 -
A male perched and looking around Locality Hummingbird Gallery, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp henryi)
Richard Garrigues 20 March 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 4.7 -
Males at a feeder, with a Green Thorntail taking advantage of them to reach the liquid Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp jamesoni)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A male sharing a feeder with other hummingbirds Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp jamesoni)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 4.7
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Female
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp henryi)
auf 7 July 2005 2 years ago 4.7 -
A female
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Guy Poisson 2 January 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Female Green-fronted Brilliant
Locality Rara Avis Lodge, Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Hans Hillewaert 10 August 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Female Green-fronted Brilliant at feeder. Male in the background.
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Karl Pallarp 1 March 2011 18 weeks ago 4.4 -
Showing their facials feathers
Locality Alambi Cloud Forest Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 23 October 2011 28 weeks ago 4.4 -
On a branch
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Guy Poisson 2 January 2009 1 year ago 4.3
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Song. Locality Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp jamesoni)
Nick Athanas 22 June 2003 2 years ago 4
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