Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides(Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ, 1846)
English (US) Fawn-breasted Brilliant
The Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) 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 rubinoides
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fawn-breasted Brilliant
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Heliodoxa rubinoides rubinoides
- Heliodoxa rubinoides aequatorialis
- Heliodoxa rubinoides cervinigularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus rubinoides
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J; Mulsant, MÉ, 1846)
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, d'Agriculture et d'Industrie 9 p.322
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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