Brazilian ruby
| Brazilian ruby | |
|---|---|
| female | |
| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheini |
| Genus: | Heliodoxa |
| Species: | H. rubricauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliodoxa rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Clytolaema rubricauda (Gould, 1853) | |
The Brazilian ruby (Heliodoxa rubricauda) is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini , in the subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Brazil.