Adult male © Nick Kontonicolas eBird S48393095 Macaulay Library ML 124385431
Adult female © Nick Athanas
Immature © Miguel Alvan
Adult female © Peter Hawrylyshyn
Adult male © Ryan Zucker

Violet-fronted Brilliant Heliodoxa leadbeateri

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Identification

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Chunky, stout-billed hummingbird of mid-elevation cloud forest. Plumage is mostly glittering emerald-green. Male has blue or violet forehead and iridescent green throat that appears dark from most angles. Female has white scaling on underparts and white mustache stripe. Young birds may have a coppery tinge on face and throat. Usually found alone inside forest or at forest edge; visits feeders in some areas.

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