About Heliodoxa rubinoides (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1846)
Upper Body Plumage
This bird species, Heliodoxa rubinoides, has green plumage on its upper body and iridescent copper coloring on its underparts.
Underpart Markings
It has fawn-colored areas along with green and copper spotting.
Beak Characteristics
Its beak is long and slightly curved.
Common Name and Distribution
This species, commonly called the fawn-breasted brilliant, is native to the Andes; different subspecies live on different mountain slopes.
Conservation Status
It is somewhat uncommon and has a patchy distribution, but the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a species of least concern.
Habitat
It inhabits tropical forest.
