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Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird

Common Name
Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird (aka Green-Fronted Brilliant)
Scientific Name
Heliodoxa jacula
Length
12-13 cm (4.7"-5.1") long
Range
Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador
Characteristics and Identification

Adult males have a glittering green to blue-green head and breast, and a small metallic violet-blue patch on the throat. The upperparts and belly are bronzy green, the vent area white, and the thighs also white. Male and female have a white spot behind the eye. The forked tail is blue-black.

The IUCN has designated the Green-crowned Brilliant as being of Least Concern.

   

Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird
Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird