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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