Black-throated Brilliant
Common name: Black-throated Brilliant
Scientific name: Heliodoxa schreibersii
Clades: Heliantheini - Brilliants
Black-throated Brilliant is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long. Males weigh about 9.9 g (0.35 oz) and females 7.1 to 8.5 g (0.25 to 0.30 oz).
Black-breasted Brillant subspecies is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long, also with a 2.8 cm (1.1 in) long bill.
The Black-throated Brilliant hummingbird is a large, dark hummingbird. Males have black undersides, while females have grayish undersides. Despite their small size, males and females have purple throat patches. It is helpful to identify females by their white or rufous malar stripes below their eyes. Foraging in the shaded understory and seeking nectar are the main activities of these hummingbirds, which inhabit tall humid forests and scrub.
2 subspecies:
H. s. schreibersii (Black-throated)
Distribution SE Colombia, E Ecuador and NE Peru (S to San Martín) to extreme NW Amazonian Brazil (upper R Negro).H. s whitelyana (Black-breasted)
Distribution CE & SE Peru (Pasco and Junín to N Cuzco, and W Madre de Dios).
