• Synonyms Leadbeater's Brilliant, Violet fronted Brilliant, Blue-fronted Flying Dolphin
  • Old latin name for bird Trochilus leadbeateri

Violet-fronted Brilliantbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Guilherme de Melo Becher
    Peru
  • 2.
    Twitter, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 3.
    Song, © Jonas Nilsson
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Twitter, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Violet-fronted Brilliant

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Venezuela to nw Bolivia

Violet-fronted Brilliant subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Heliodoxa leadbeateri leadbeaterin Venezuela-No
Heliodoxa leadbeateri oteroc Peru to nw Bolivia-No
Heliodoxa leadbeateri parvulan, c, s Colombia and w Venezuela-No
Heliodoxa leadbeateri sagittae Ecuador and n Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalancolibrí diamant de front violaci
Chinese紫额辉蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)紫額輝蜂鳥
Croatianljubičastočela smaragdnica
CzechKolibrík briliantový, kolibřík fialovočelý
DanishVioletpandet Brillant
DutchVioletborst-briljantkolibrie, Violetborstbriljantkolibrie
Finnishviolettisäihkykolibri
FrenchBrillant à front violet, Brillant de Leadbeater
GermanViolettstirn-Brillantkolibri, Violettstirn-Brilliantkolibri, Violettstirnbrillant, Violettstirn-Brillant
ItalianBrillante fronteviola, Colibrì diamante di Leadbeater
Japaneseスミレビタイテリハチドリ
Lithuanianvioletakaktis žvilgusis kolibris
Norwegianblåpannebriljant
Norwegian NynorskBlåpannebriljant
Polishbrylancik modroczelny
Portuguesebrilhante-de-fronte-violeta, brilhante-de-testa-violeta
RussianФиолетоволобый бриллиант
SerbianLjubičastočeli brilijantni kolibri
Slovakbriliantovec modročelý
SpanishBrillante frentivioleta, Colibrí de Frente Azul, Diamante Coronado, Colibrí Frentiazul
Swedishviolettpannad briljant
TurkishMor Alınlı Pırıltı
Ukrainianколібрі-діамант фіолетоволобий