Gould's Jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens(Gould, J, 1846)
English (US) Gould's Jewelfront
The Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: eastern Colombia to northern Bolivia, southern Venezuela, and western Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Heliodoxa aurescens
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gould's Jewelfront
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus (Lampornis) aurescens
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1846)
- Type locality
- Rio Negro, Brazil, error = eastern Peru, fide Hellmayr, Arch. f. Naturg., 85A, 1919, Heft 10, p. 116.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.14, no.164 p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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