The green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) is species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. It is also known as the green-fronted brilliant.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Green-crowned Brilliant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Heliodoxa leadbeateri
- Heliodoxa imperatrix
- Eriocnemis luciani
- Heliodoxa schreibersii
- Eriocnemis vestita
- Urosticte benjamini
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Heliodoxa
- Species
- Heliodoxa jacula
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