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The rufous-webbed brilliant is 11 to 11.5 cm (4.3 to 4.5 in) long. Males weigh about 5.8 g (0.20 oz) on average and females 5.4 g (0.19 oz). The species' English name comes from its cinnamon-rufous inner wing feathers; the rest of the wing is dusky. Both sexes have a black bill whose mandible base is paler. Males are mostly shining dark green. Their forehead is brighter glittering green and they have an iridescent rosy gorget. The undertail coverts are bright white. The central pair of tail feathers are green and the rest dark blue. Voice: The rufous-webbed brilliant's song is "a series of chew notes interspersed with a short, rapid, descending trill." Its call is "a sweet, descending tew".
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When to see the Rufous-webbed Brilliant
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-webbed Brilliant
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rufous-webbed Brilliant
The rufous-webbed brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.
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Easily confused with
Pink-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa gularisThe pink-throated brilliant is about 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long.
Velvet-browed BrilliantHeliodoxa xanthogonysThe velvet-browed brilliant is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long including its approximately 2 cm (0.8 in) bill, and weighs 5.5 to 7.5 g (0.19 to 0.26 oz).
Black-throated BrilliantHeliodoxa schreibersiiThe nominate subspecies H. s. schreibersii of black-throated brilliant is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long.
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