Birds of Venezuela


Gould's Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

This species has an amazing tongue.


Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri parvula) Male Huila, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Violet-fronted Brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri otero) Female Manu National Park, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.


Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii schreibersii) Male Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Black-throated Brilliant (Heliodoxa schreibersii) Female Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys) Male Roraima, Brazil
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca © All Rights Reserved.


Velvet-browed Brilliant (Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys) Female Venezuela
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com © All Rights Reserved.

On male note bluish gorget, green forehead, and light colored lower mandible. Female is green and white.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba