Empress Brilliant Photo by Ann Doty

Empress Brilliant

Heliodoxa imperatrix

Adult female

©Ann Doty

Location: Ecuador > Pichincha
Date: Jun 20, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019

San Tadeo Birdwatching Feeders
Pichincha Ecuador
with VENT tour guide Michael O'Brien

Large, thick-billed, and long-tailed, with golden sheen on the belly. Male has a violet throat patch, and female has white on throat and breast.