Empress Brilliant
Heliodoxa imperatrix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHeliodoxa (Brilliants)
- SpeciesHeliodoxa imperatrix (Empress Brilliant)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Amazilia franciae
Uranomitra franciae
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Amazilia saucerrottei
Saucerottia saucerottei
White-booted Racket-tail
Ocreatus underwoodii
Purple-throated Woodstar
Calliphlox mitchellii
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia melanogenys
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Empress Brilliant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Empress Brilliant sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 1682 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Empress Brilliant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Empress Brilliant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.