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Velvet-browed Brilliant

Heliodoxa xanthogonys Salvin, O; Godman, FD 1882

The velvet-browed brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. The species is found in Venezuela, central regions, mostly east of the Orinoco River, and in the east with Guyana, and in the small border region of Brazil, intersecting with Guyana and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Heliodoxa
Scientific:
  Heliodoxa xanthogonys


Original description

Citation:
  Salvin, O; Godman, FD 1882

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Heliodoxa xanthogonys

Type locality:
  Merume' Mts., British Guiana.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8609818


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  733407649F7CBC85

Avibase ID:
  avibase-73340764

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/73340764


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555199

Geographic range:

  • Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys: tepuis of southern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana
  • Heliodoxa xanthogonys willardi: southern Venezuela and northern Brazil (Serranía de la Neblina and Sierra Imeri)
English:
Velvet-browed Brilliant
Catalan:
Colibrí diamant dels tepuis
Czech:
kolibřík sametový
Danish:
Tepuíbrillant
German:
Samtstirn-Brillantkolibri
Spanish:
Brillante de tepuy
Spanish (Spain):
Brillante de Tepuy
Finnish:
samettisäihkykolibri
French:
Brillant à couronne verte
Croatian:
tepujska smaragdnica
Italian:
Brillante cigliavelluto
Japanese (romaji):
midoribitaiterihachidori
Japanese:
ミドリビタイテリハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Žaliavainikis žvilgusis kolibris
Dutch:
Tepuibriljantkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fløyelsbriljant
Norwegian:
Fløyelsbriljant
Polish:
brylancik zielonoczelny
Portuguese:
Brilhante-veludo
Portuguese (Brazil):
brilhante-veludo
Portuguese (Portugal):
brilhante-dos-tepuis
Russian:
Зелёный бриллиант
Slovak:
briliantovec modrohrdlý
Serbian:
Zelenočeli brilijantni kolibri
Swedish:
tepuíbriljant
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-діамант венесуельський
Chinese:
黑眉辉蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑眉輝蜂鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Brillant à couronne verte ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Brillant à couronne verte ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Velvet-crowned Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Heliodoxa xanthogonys [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Heliodoxa xanthogonys [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Heliodoxa xanthogonys [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Velvet-browed Brilliant ( Heliodoxa xanthogonys) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Heliodoxa xanthogonys [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Heliodoxa xanthogonys [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colibrí diamant dels tepuis
Czech: Kolibrík hnedý, kolibřík sametový
Danish: Tepuíbrillant
German: Brauenbrillant, Brauen-Brillant, Grüner Brillantkolibri, Grüner Brilliantkolibri, Samtstirn-Brillantkolibri
English: Velvet browed Brilliant, Velvet-browed Brilliant, Velvet-crowned Brilliant
English, HBW: Velvet-browed Brilliant
English (IOC): Velvet-browed Brilliant
English (United States): Velvet-browed Brilliant
Spanish: Brillante de Tepui, Brillante de tepuy, Colibrí de Frente Verde, Colibrí Frentiverde
Spanish (Spain): Brillante de Tepuy
Spanish (HBW): Velvet-browed Brilliant
Spanish (Venezuela): Colibrí Frentiverde
Estonian: tepui-briljantkoolibri
Finnish: Samettisäihkykolibri
French: Brillant à couronne verte
Croatian: tepujska smaragdnica
Italian: Brillante cigliavelluto, Colibrì diamante dai sopraccigli di velluto
Japanese (romaji): midoribitaiterihachidori
Japanese: ミドリビタイテリハチドリ
Scientific: Aphantochroa alexandri, Heliodoxa xanthogonys, Heliodoxa xanthogonys xanthogonys
Lithuanian: Žaliavainikis žvilgusis kolibris
Dutch: Tepuibriljantkolibrie, Tepui-briljantkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fløyelsbriljant
Norwegian: Fløyelsbriljant
Polish: brylancik zielonoczelny
Portuguese: Brilhante-veludo
Portuguese (Brazil): Brilhante-veludo
Portuguese (Portugal): brilhante-dos-tepuis, Brilhante-veludo
Russian: Бурый бриллиант, Зелёный бриллиант
Slovak: briliantovec modrohrdlý
Serbian: Zelenočeli brilijantni kolibri
Swedish: Tepuibriljant, tepuíbriljant
Turkish: Tepui pırıltısı
Ukrainian: Колібрі-діамант венесуельський
Chinese: 黑眉辉蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑眉輝蜂鳥

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