Violet-fronted Brilliant

Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843)

Violet-fronted Brilliant, Heliodoxa leadbeateri, is a hummingbird of South America, breeding from Venezuela to north-west Bolivia. It belongs to the family Trochilidae and was described by Bourcier in 1843. It is a resident bird of tropical and subtropical country, especially in pre-montane rainforest and cloudforest, and it also occurs in scrub, forest clearings, secondary growth and coffee plantations. Its range includes the Venezuelan Coastal Range, the Andes of western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and north-west Bolivia. The species has four recognised subspecies, each with its own regional distribution.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

South America: Venezuela to nw Bolivia