Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHeliodoxa (Brilliants)
- SpeciesHeliodoxa rubinoides (Fawn-breasted Brilliant)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Black-throated Brilliant
Heliodoxa schreibersii
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata
Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus amethysticollis
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Boissonneaua matthewsii
Little Sunangel
Heliangelus micraster
Many-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus hypostictus
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Chrysuronia oenone
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
📅 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 | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fawn-breasted Brilliant in Podocarpus National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Fawn-breasted Brilliant sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 286 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fawn-breasted Brilliant in Podocarpus National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Fawn-breasted Brilliant in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.