Fiery topaz
Topaza pyra (Gould, 1846)
The fiery topaz (Topaza pyra) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 14.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the fiery topaz
- Weight
- 11 g – 14.2 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the fiery topaz live?
Not recorded
What is the fiery topaz?
The fiery topaz (Topaza pyra) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It has brilliant iridescent plumage and resides in northern South America, where it consumes nectar and insects.
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What does the fiery topaz sound like?
Is the fiery topaz endangered?
The fiery topaz 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 fiery topaz classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusTopaza
- SpeciesTopaza pyra (Gould, 1846)
Synonyms Topaza pella pyra, Trochilus pyra
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- توباز ناريArabic
- colibrí ardentCatalan
- kolibřík zelenokostřečnýCzech
- kolibřík zelenokostřecovýCzech
- topas fflamgochWelsh
- Sorthættet PragttopasDanish
- Schwarznacken-TopaskolibriGerman
- FlammenkolibriGerman
- flama kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí ígneoSpanish
- Topacio de FuegoSpanish
- tuli-topaaskoolibriEstonian
- tulitopaasikolibriFinnish
- Colibri flamboyantFrench
- Topaze à nuque noireFrench
- zlatnoleđi kolibrićCroatian
- tüzes topázkolibriHungarian
- Topazio flammeoItalian
- ヒムネハチドリJapanese
- Ugninis topazinis kolibrisLithuanian
- VuurtopaaskolibrieDutch
- flammetopasNorwegian
- topazik ognistyPolish
- colibri-de-fogoPortuguese
- topázio-de-fogoPortuguese
- Чернохвостый топазRussian
- Пламенный топазовый колибриRussian
- topásovec ohnivýSlovak
- Vatreni topaz kolibriSerbian
- eldtopasSwedish
- Ateş Renkli TopazTurkish
- колібрі-топаз вогнистийUkrainian
- 火紅叉尾蜂鳥Chinese
- 火红叉尾蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the fiery topaz
Other species in the same genus Topaza.
Crimson topaz
Topaza pella
CompareFiery topaz vs Crimson topaz
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the fiery topaz?
An adult fiery topaz weighs 11 g – 14.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the fiery topaz endangered?
The fiery topaz 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 fiery topaz?
The fiery topaz (Topaza pyra) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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