- Heliodoxa gularis
Identification
11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
Male
- Straight black bill
- Shiny green upperparts
- Glittering green median crown stripe
- White post-ocular spot
Distribution
Found from the lower east slope of the Andes from southern Colombia, through Ecuador to northern Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid montane forests between 250 and 1050 m.
Behaviour
Diet
There is very little known about their diet, apart from feeding on flowers and insects.
Breeding
Nothing known.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Pink-throated Brilliant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink-throated_Brilliant
