Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)

11–13 cmLength7.8 gWeight

The fawn-breasted brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) is a medium-sized species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Fawn-breasted Brilliant has been recorded at 127 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Cabañas San IsidroEcuador4,679 records
Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador4,320 records
Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia3,643 records

More places

Alambi ReserveEcuador2,337 records
Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador2,134 records
Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador2,024 records
La Florida - Bosque de Las AvesColombia1,514 records
Sachatamia LodgeEcuador1,371 records
Reserva Las TangarasEcuador1,335 records
ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru1,270 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Colombia Peru

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The fawn-breasted brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) is a medium-sized species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Other common names include lilac-throated brilliant in English and brillante pechigamuza, colibrí de vientre ocre, and diamante pechigamuza in Spanish.

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