Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (4)
Iris Heynen, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 9, 2015
Text last updated February 9, 2015
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Persblessprankeltjie |
| Bulgarian | Лилавочело брилиантно колибри |
| Catalan | colibrí diamant de front violaci |
| Croatian | ljubičastočela smaragdnica |
| Czech | kolibřík fialovočelý |
| Dutch | Blauwvoorhoofdbriljantkolibrie |
| English | Violet-fronted Brilliant |
| English (AVI) | Violet-fronted Brilliant |
| English (United States) | Violet-fronted Brilliant |
| Estonian | sinilaup-briljantkoolibri |
| Finnish | violettisäihkykolibri |
| French | Brillant à front violet |
| French (Canada) | Brillant à front violet |
| German | Violettstirn-Brillantkolibri |
| Japanese | スミレビタイテリハチドリ |
| Norwegian | blåpannebriljant |
| Polish | brylancik modroczelny |
| Russian | Фиолетоволобый бриллиант |
| Serbian | Ljubičastočeli brilijantni kolibri |
| Slovak | briliantovec modročelý |
| Spanish | Brillante Frentivioleta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Brillante Frentivioleta |
| Spanish (Peru) | Brillante de Frente Violeta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Brillante frentivioleta |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Frentiazul |
| Swedish | violettpannad briljant |
| Turkish | Mor Alınlı Pırıltı |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-діамант фіолетоволобий |
Heliodoxa leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus Leadbeateri
Bourcier, 1843. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6, p.102.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Caracas, Venezuela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HELIODOXA
- leadbeateri / leadbeaterii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
Full content is available exclusively to Birds of the World subscribers. Sign in Learn more
Introduction
The Violet-fronted Brilliant is a large, dark hummingbird of Andean cloud forests. Both sexes are green overall, but only the male has a violet crown. The female has dull whitish underparts heavily speckled with green and a white malar mark. This species occurs in humid montane forest across a broad elevational range in the Andes from Venezuela south to Bolivia. It forages at flowers in the mid-story and often flycatches for aerial insects. There is little information on the breeding behavior of this species.
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Heliodoxa leadbeateri leadbeateri Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N Venezuela (coastal mountains from Falcón E to Miranda).
Heliodoxa leadbeateri leadbeateri (Bourcier, 1843)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus Leadbeateri
Bourcier, 1843. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6, p.102.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Caracas, Venezuela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HELIODOXA
- leadbeateri / leadbeaterii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Heliodoxa leadbeateri parvula Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Sierra de Perijá, and Andes of W Venezuela (Trujillo S to Táchira) and Colombia (E Andes S to Macarena Mts, locally in Magdalena and Cauca Valleys, and possibly also N end of C Andes).
Heliodoxa leadbeateri parvula Berlepsch, 1887
PROTONYM:
Heliodoxa leadbeateri parvula
Berlepsch, 1887. Journal für Ornithologie 35 no.179, p.320.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bogota.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HELIODOXA
- leadbeateri / leadbeaterii
- parvula / parvulum / parvulus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Heliodoxa leadbeateri sagitta Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E Ecuador and N Peru (S to Pasco).
Heliodoxa leadbeateri sagitta (Reichenbach, 1854)
PROTONYM:
Coeligena sagitta
Reichenbach, 1854. Journal für Ornithologie 1, Extraheft Beil. (Aufz. Colibr.) (1853), p.7.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HELIODOXA
- leadbeateri / leadbeaterii
- sagitta
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Heliodoxa leadbeateri otero Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E slope in C and S Peru and NW Bolivia (to Cochabamba).
Heliodoxa leadbeateri otero (Tschudi, 1844)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus otero
Tschudi, 1844. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10, p.298.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HELIODOXA
- leadbeateri / leadbeaterii
- otero
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Violet-fronted Brilliant
