Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The violet-fronted brilliant (Heliodoxa leadbeateri) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The violet-fronted brilliant has four subspecies:
Males weigh 7.1 to 8.5 g (0.25 to 0.30 oz) and females 6.6 to 7.5 g (0.23 to 0.26 oz). Both sexes have a medium length, almost straight, black bill, a white malar streak, and a small white spot behind the eye. They both have a forked tail but the female's is less deeply indented than the male's.
Males of the nominate subspecies have bronzy green upperparts with a glittering blue forehead and a coppery neck. They have a glittering emerald green gorget and a dull bronzy green breast and belly. The central pair of tail feathers are bronzy green, the next pair steel blue with bronze tips, and the rest dark steel blue. Females have coppery green upperparts with a glittering green forehead. Their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-fronted Brilliant sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 490 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-fronted Brilliant in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April and July–August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Violet-fronted Brilliant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Violet-fronted Brilliant sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%) and Amboró National Park (Bolivia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Violet-fronted Brilliant is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (490 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
