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Female © Chris Wood
Male © Fabrice Schmitt
Male © Martin Brookes
Female © Guillermo NAGY Aramacao Tours

Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix

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Impressive hummingbird of Andean cloud forest in northwestern Ecuador and western Colombia. Large, thick-billed, and long-tailed, with golden sheen on the belly. Male has a violet throat patch, and female has white on throat and breast. Young birds have a rusty wash on face and throat. Favors very wet, epiphyte-laden forest, and visits feeders in some areas.

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