Appearance
The pink-throated brilliant is about 11 to 12 cm long. The sexes are essentially identical. Both have the eponymous glittering pinkish red throat patch, though the female's is smaller. They have an almost straight black bill, a white spot behind the eye, and shining green upperparts with an iridescent green stripe in the middle of the forehead. The breast is shining green, the belly gray, and the undertail coverts whitish. The tail is long, forked, and bronzy green.Distribution
The pink-throated brilliant is mostly found from the southern end of Colombia's Eastern Andes into Ecuador as far as Sucumbíos and Napo provinces. There are also a few records in northeastern Peru.Status
The IUCN assesses the pink-throated brilliant as least concern. Its forest habitat continues to be cleared for agriculture, ranching, mining, and logging. It does occur in a few protected areas in Colombia but none in Ecuador.Habitat
It inhabits humid montane forest at elevations between 250 and 1,050 m.Reproduction
Almost nothing is known about the pink-throated brilliant's breeding phenology.Food
The pink-throated brilliant has been documented feeding at the flowers of "Psittacanthus" and other members of family Loranthaceae. It also feeds on insects.References:
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