Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix)
About the Empress Brilliant
The empress brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. In the early part of the 20th century the empress brilliant was treated as the only member of genus Eugenia, which was later merged into the present Heliodoxa. The species is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 12 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Fawn-breasted BrilliantHeliodoxa rubinoidesrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.