Violet-fronted brilliant | |
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Male (above) and female (below) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Heliodoxa |
Species: | H. leadbeateri |
Binomial name | |
Heliodoxa leadbeateri Bourcier, 1843 |
The violet-fronted brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.