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Rufous-webbed brilliant

Heliodoxa branickii (Taczanowski, 1874)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.2 g to 5.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous-webbed brilliant

Weight
5.2 g – 5.4 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
Not recorded
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 rufous-webbed brilliant live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-webbed brilliant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-webbed brilliant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-webbed_brilliant&oldid=1380731478), 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 rufous-webbed brilliant endangered?

The rufous-webbed brilliant 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 rufous-webbed brilliant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusHeliodoxa
  7. SpeciesHeliodoxa branickii (Taczanowski, 1874)

Synonyms Lampraster branickii

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • colibrí diamant de BranickCatalan
  • kolibřík BranickéhoCzech
  • kolibřík tmavozelenýCzech
  • sïedn gloyw gwegochWelsh
  • YungasbrillantDanish
  • Rotflügel-BrillantkolibriGerman
  • RotschwingenbrillantGerman
  • rufaflugila brilkolibroEsperanto
  • Brillante alicanelaSpanish
  • Brillante de Ala CanelaSpanish
  • perunsäihkykolibriFinnish
  • Brillant de BranickiFrench
  • kuskoanska smaragdnicaCroatian
  • Brillante alirossicceItalian
  • アカバネテリハチドリJapanese
  • rusvasparnis žvilgusis kolibrisLithuanian
  • RoodvleugelbriljantkolibrieDutch
  • perubriljantNorwegian
  • brylancik rdzawoskrzydłyPolish
  • brilhante-d'asa-canelaPortuguese
  • brilhante-de-asa-ruivaPortuguese
  • Рыжекрылый бриллиантRussian
  • Краснокрылый бриллиантRussian
  • briliantovec BranickéhoSlovak
  • Brilijantni kolibri sa riđom mrežicomSerbian
  • yungasbriljantSwedish
  • Yungas PırıltısıTurkish
  • колібрі-діамант перуанськийUkrainian
  • 棕甲辉蜂鸟Chinese
  • 棕翎輝蜂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rufous-webbed brilliant

Other species in the same genus Heliodoxa.

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Common questions

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How big is the rufous-webbed brilliant?

An adult rufous-webbed brilliant weighs 5.2 g – 5.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-webbed brilliant endangered?

The rufous-webbed 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 rufous-webbed brilliant?

The rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-webbed-brilliant

MLA

“Rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-webbed-brilliant.

BibTeX
@misc{rufous_webbed_brilliant_2026,
  title = {Rufous-webbed brilliant (Heliodoxa branickii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-webbed-brilliant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}