Empress Brilliant

Empress Brilliant perched on a small tree branch.
Empress Brilliant, Reserva Amagusa, Ecuador, June 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-20,000; f/9; 1/3200 sec.

This page is for the Empress Brilliant (Heliodoxa imperatrix).

Empress Brilliant feeding at a hummingbird feeder.
Empress Brilliant, Reserva Amagusa, Ecuador, June 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-16,000; f/9; 1/3200 sec.
Empress Brilliant approaching a hummingbird feeder.
Empress Brilliant, Reserva Amagusa, Ecuador, June 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-16,000; f/8; 1/3200 sec.
Empress Brilliant perched on a small branch. It is sticking it tongue out.
Empress Brilliant, Reserva Amagusa, Ecuador, June 24, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-10,000; f/8; 1/3200 sec.
Empress Brilliant perched at a feeder.
Empress Brilliant, Finca Reserva Umbrellabird, Ecuador, June 27, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 8000; f/9; 1/640 sec.