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Gould's jewelfront

Heliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.4 g to 6.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens)
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the gould's jewelfront

Weight
5.4 g – 6.4 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 gould's jewelfront live?

Not recorded

What is the gould's jewelfront?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Gould's jewelfront or Gould's brilliant (Heliodoxa aurescens) is a medium-sized hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

It is found in tropical and equatorial South America. This is an uncommon species with an unusually large range compared to the other members of Heliodoxa.

The common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804–1881).

From the Wikipedia article “Gould's jewelfront” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gould%27s_jewelfront&oldid=1384953967), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the gould's jewelfront endangered?

The gould's jewelfront is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the gould's jewelfront classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusHeliodoxa
  7. SpeciesHeliodoxa aurescens (Gould, 1846)

Synonyms Ployplancta aurescens, Polyplancta aurescens, Polyplancta aurescens aurescens, Trochilus aurescens

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Gould's brilliantEnglish
  • Gould's brilliantEnglish
  • colibrí diamant de pit castanyCatalan
  • kolibřík nazlátlýCzech
  • Kanelbrystet BrillantDanish
  • Rotbrust-BrillantkolibriGerman
  • JuwelenkrönchenGerman
  • rufbrusta brilkolibroEsperanto
  • Brillante pechicastañoSpanish
  • Brillante de Pecho CastañoSpanish
  • jalokivikolibriFinnish
  • Brillant à bandeau bleuFrench
  • riđoprsa smaragdnicaCroatian
  • Gioiello di GouldItalian
  • ホウセキハチドリJapanese
  • Guldo žvilgasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • Guldo žvilgusis kolibrisLithuanian
  • Goulds JuweelkolibrieDutch
  • rødbrystbriljantNorwegian
  • brylancik złotawyPolish
  • beija-flor-estrelaPortuguese
  • brilhante-de-peito-laranjaPortuguese
  • Колибри ГульдаRussian
  • Златогрудый бриллиантRussian
  • briliantovec skvostnýSlovak
  • Guldov brilijantni kolibriSerbian
  • kanelbröstad briljantSwedish
  • Kestane Karınlı PırıltıTurkish
  • колібрі-діамант золотистийUkrainian
  • 古氏蜂鸟Chinese
  • 寶石額蜂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the gould's jewelfront

Other species in the same genus Heliodoxa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the gould's jewelfront?

An adult gould's jewelfront weighs 5.4 g – 6.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the gould's jewelfront endangered?

The gould's jewelfront 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 gould's jewelfront?

The gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/goulds-jewelfront

MLA

“Gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/goulds-jewelfront.

BibTeX
@misc{goulds_jewelfront_2026,
  title = {Gould's jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/goulds-jewelfront},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}