• Source: Heliodoxa

Heliodoxa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.




Taxonomy


The genus Heliodoxa was introduced in 1850 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēlios meaning "sun" and doxa meaning "glory" or "magnificence". The type species was subsequently designated by Charles Lucien Bonaparte as the violet-fronted brilliant.
The genus contains ten species:




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cemerlang (kolibri)
• Heliodoxa
• Green-crowned brilliant
• Black-throated brilliant
• Brazilian ruby
• Fawn-breasted brilliant
• Empress brilliant
• Gould's jewelfront
• Rufous-webbed brilliant
• Brilliant
• Pink-throated brilliant