- Heliodoxa aurescens
Identification
11–12 cm
Sexes slightly sexually dimorphic; female has same pattern but is duller with purple crown patch duller, diminished, or absent.
Distribution
South America: found from eastern Colombia to northern Bolivia, southern Venezuela and western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland river-edge forest, observed at heights around 488 m elevation. Humid Forest Life Zone.
Behaviour
Diet
They drink nectar from flowering shrubs and hawk flying insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Gould's Jewelfront. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gould%27s_Jewelfront
