Shining sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)
The shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.6 g to 8.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the shining sunbeam
- Weight
- 7.6 g – 8.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc 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 shining sunbeam live?
Not recorded
What is the shining sunbeam?
The shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Is the shining sunbeam endangered?
The shining sunbeam 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 shining sunbeam classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusAglaeactis
- SpeciesAglaeactis cupripennis (Bourcier, 1843)
Synonyms Trochilus cupripennis
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- شعاع الشمس البراقArabic
- colibrí courencCatalan
- kolibřík duhovohřbetýCzech
- pelydryn disglairWelsh
- RegnbueglansrygDanish
- RostkolibriGerman
- RosenschillerkolibriGerman
- Rostroter AndenkolibriGerman
- ĉielarkdorsa kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí cobrizoSpanish
- Rayo-de-Sol BrillanteSpanish
- hohtoselkäkolibriFinnish
- Colibri étincelantFrench
- Dos-cuivré étincelantFrench
- smeđoprsi kolibrićCroatian
- Macchia di sole splendenteItalian
- ニジハチドリJapanese
- ryškusis saulės spindulėlisLithuanian
- KoperglanskolibrieDutch
- kobbersolkolibriNorwegian
- iskrzyk płomiennyPolish
- colibri-ferruginosoPortuguese
- beija-flor-resplandecentePortuguese
- Медная иридаRussian
- Розовый солнечный лучRussian
- ink škoricovýSlovak
- andárik škoricovýSlovak
- Sjajni sunčev kolibriSerbian
- regnbågsglansryggSwedish
- Kızıl GünışığıTurkish
- колібрі-золотожар рудоволийUkrainian
- 太陽蜂鳥Chinese
- 闪羽蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the shining sunbeam
Other species in the same genus Aglaeactis.
Black-hooded sunbeam
Aglaeactis pamela
White-tufted sunbeam
Aglaeactis castelnaudii
Purple-backed sunbeam
Aglaeactis aliciae
CompareShining sunbeam vs Black-hooded sunbeamShining sunbeam vs White-tufted sunbeamShining sunbeam vs Purple-backed sunbeam
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the shining sunbeam?
An adult shining sunbeam weighs 7.6 g – 8.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the shining sunbeam endangered?
The shining sunbeam 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 shining sunbeam?
The shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) 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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