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Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula Gould, 1850
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, is a hummingbird of Middle America and South America, ranging from Costa Rica to Ecuador. It was described by Gould in 1850 and belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. It is a forest bird of humid mountain and foothill country, and also uses secondary growth and gardens. A key feature is the white spot behind the eye, shared by both sexes, along with a forked tail. The species occurs in the Andes and nearby lowlands within its range, with different subspecies occupying different parts of that span.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: Costa Rica to Ecuador
