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
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

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heliodoxa imperatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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