Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jaculaGould, J, 1850
English (US) Green-crowned Brilliant
The Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) 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.
- Scientific name
- Heliodoxa jacula
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-crowned Brilliant
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Heliodoxa jacula henryi
- Heliodoxa jacula jacula
- Heliodoxa jacula jamersoni
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1850
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.17, no.195 p.96
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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