El Diamante de cabeza parda o Amazilia Buchiblanca o Beija-flor de garganta verde como es conocido en portugués (Amazilia fimbriata) fué registrado por Gmelin en 1788. Su distribución comprende Trinidad y Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Brasil, Guayana Francesa, Surinam y Guyana. Su hábitat natural son los bosques secos subtropicales o tropicales, bosques de tierras bajas húmedas subtropicales o tropicales, manglares subtropicales o tropicales, sabanas secas, matorrales secos tropicales o subtropicales, antiguos bosques muy degradados subtropicales o tropicales, jardines rurales y plantaciones. De pico a cola mide entre 10 y 11 centímetros.
The Glittering-throated emerald or Beija-flor de garganta verde as is known in portuguese (Amazilia fimbriata) was registered by Gmelin in 1788. Its distribution includes, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Surinam and Guyana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical lowland moist forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove, dry savannas, subtropical or tropical dry shrublands, subtropical or tropical heavily degraded former forests, rural gardens and plantations. From peak to tail it measures between 3.94 to 4.33 inches.
