Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides, is a hummingbird of South America, breeding from Colombia to Peru in the Andes. It lives in humid montane forest and cloud forest, mainly within the lower to middle forest layers, and is also seen at shaded edges, clearings and feeders. The species is usually uncommon and unevenly spread in natural habitat, though it is more often noticed where nectar feeders are available. It was first described in 1846 by Bourcier and Mulsant. A notable feature is the small pink to lilac patch on the lower throat.

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range: South America: Colombia to Peru