Empress brilliant
Heliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856)
The empress brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the empress brilliant
- Weight
- 8.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the empress brilliant live?
Not recorded
What is the empress brilliant?
The empress brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the empress brilliant endangered?
The empress brilliant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the empress brilliant classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusHeliodoxa
- SpeciesHeliodoxa imperatrix (Gould, 1856)
Synonyms Eugenia imperatrix
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- colibrí diamant emperadriuCatalan
- kolibřík císařskýCzech
- sïedn gloyw yr YmerodresWelsh
- ChocóbrillantDanish
- Rotstern-BrillantkolibriGerman
- KaiserbrillantGerman
- imperiestra brilkolibroEsperanto
- Diamante emperadorSpanish
- Brillante emperadorSpanish
- keisarinnakolibriFinnish
- Brillant impératriceFrench
- crnorepa smaragdnicaCroatian
- Brillante di EugeniaItalian
- Colibrì diamante imperatoreItalian
- エンビテリハチドリJapanese
- imperatoriškasis žvilgusis kolibrisLithuanian
- KeizerinbriljantkolibrieDutch
- gaffelbriljantNorwegian
- brylancik cesarskiPolish
- brilhante-imperadorPortuguese
- brilhante-imperatrizPortuguese
- Королевский бриллиантRussian
- briliantovec cisárovninSlovak
- Caričin brilijantni kolibriSerbian
- chocóbriljantSwedish
- İmparator PırıltıTurkish
- колібрі-діамант королівськийUkrainian
- 皇輝蜂鳥Chinese
- 皇辉蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the empress brilliant
Other species in the same genus Heliodoxa.
Gould's jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens
Green-crowned brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
Fawn-breasted brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides
Rufous-webbed brilliant
Heliodoxa branickii
Violet-fronted brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Black-throated brilliant
Heliodoxa schreibersii
CompareEmpress brilliant vs Gould's jewelfrontEmpress brilliant vs Green-crowned brilliantEmpress brilliant vs Fawn-breasted brilliantEmpress brilliant vs Rufous-webbed brilliant
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the empress brilliant?
An adult empress brilliant weighs 8.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the empress brilliant endangered?
The empress brilliant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the empress brilliant?
The empress brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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