Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys) - HBW 5, p. 615

French: Brillant à couronne verte German: Grüner Brilliantkolibri Spanish: Brillante de Tepui

Taxonomy: Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin and Godman, 1882, Merumé Mountains, Guyana.
Southern populations apparently represent a separate race; scientific description currently in preparation. Monotypic.

Distribution: Highlands and tepuis of S & E Venezuela, Guyana and NC Brazil.