Empress brilliant
The empress brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
| Empress brilliant | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Heliodoxa |
| Species: | H. imperatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliodoxa imperatrix Gould, 1856 | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Heliodoxa imperatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Empress Brillian videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-High Res; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu–"Birds of Ecuador"
- Photo; Article mindobirds
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