Velvet-browed Brilliant
Heliodoxa xanthogonysSalvin, O; Godman, FD, 1882
English (US) Velvet-browed Brilliant
The Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys) 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 xanthogonys
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Velvet-browed Brilliant
- Described by
- Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Heliodoxa xanthogonys willardi
- Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1882
- Type locality
- Merume' Mts., British Guiana.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.6, no.21 p.80
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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