Brilliant Birds of Brazil: all 60 plates
Every plate of Jean Théodore Descourtilz’s Brilliant Birds of Brazil in our collection, in the order of the book, with the name the bird has today. Each links to the print, a facsimile giclée at the size of the original sheet. See the plates as pictures
| Plate | Title on the plate | Today |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cotinga Ouette | Today: Guianan Red Cotinga |
| 10 | Tachyphône Archevêque | |
| 14 | Toucan Ariel | Today: Channel-billed Toucan |
| 18 | Fringille Paroare | Today: Red-crested Cardinal |
| 20 | Tersine Bleue | Today: Swallow Tanager |
| 25 | Psittacule Caica-Barraband | Today: Orange-cheeked Parrot |
| 31 | Perroquet à Ventre bleu | Today: Blue-bellied Parrot |
| 33 | Pie à Ventre rouge | Today: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker |
| 35 | Tangara Septicolor | Today: Paradise Tanager |
| 36 | Momot Hoûtou | Today: Amazonian Motmot |
| 43 | Pie à Huppe Paillée | Today: Blond-crested Woodpecker |
| 54 | Spatulé Ajarit | Today: Roseate Spoonbill |
| 59 | Tyran Bem te Veol | Today: Great Kiskadee |
| Cabézon à Plastron noir | ||
| Cabézon-Elégant | ||
| Carouge Jamacaii | Today: Campo Troupial | |
| Cassique Huppé | Today: Crested Oropendola | |
| Céphaloptère-Orné | Today: Amazonian Umbrellabird | |
| Colibri-Topaze | Today: Crimson Topaz | |
| Colombe Cocotzin | ||
| Coracine Ensanglantée | Today: Red-ruffed Fruitcrow | |
| Cotinga Cordon-bleu | Today: Banded Cotinga | |
| Cotinga Pacapaca | Today: White-winged Cotinga | |
| Courlis Rouge | Today: Scarlet Ibis | |
| Couroucou Oranga | ||
| Couroucou Rosalba | Today: Collared Trogon | |
| Dacnis Bleu | Today: Blue Dacnis | |
| Daonis Spize | Today: Green Honeycreeper | |
| Euphône à Bandeau | Today: Fawn-breasted Tanager | |
| Euphône à Diadême | Today: Diademed Tanager | |
| Euphône à Tête bleue | Today: Golden-rumped Euphonia | |
| Euphône Galot | Today: Blue-naped Chlorophonia | |
| Euphône Téité | ||
| Guit guit aux ailes variées | Today: Red-legged Honeycreeper | |
| Héliophile Taunay | ||
| Jacamar Doré | Today: Rufous-tailed Jacamar | |
| Manakin à Tête d’Or | Today: Golden-headed Manakin | |
| Manakin aux longues Pennes | Today: Blue Manakin | |
| Manakin Militaire | Today: Pin-tailed Manakin | |
| Manakin Tijé | Today: Blue-backed Manakin | |
| Moucherolle Rubin | Today: Scarlet Flycatcher | |
| Oiseau Mouche à Collier | Today: White-necked Jacobin | |
| Oiseau Mouche à deux Huppes | Today: Horned Sungem | |
| Oiseau Mouche Chatoyant | ||
| Oiseau Mouche Hirondelle | Today: Swallow-tailed Hummingbird | |
| Oiseau Mouche Rubis Topaze | Today: Ruby-topaz Hummingbird | |
| Oiseau Mouche très petit | ||
| Pardalote Couronné | ||
| Perruche à Gorge variée | ||
| Perruche-Guïaruba | Today: Golden Parakeet | |
| Pie Acahé | Today: Plush-crested Jay | |
| Platyrhynque Couronné | Today: Royal Flycatcher | |
| Procné Araponga | Today: Bare-throated Bellbird | |
| Psittacule Foui-Eté | Today: Blue-winged Parrotlet | |
| Ramphocèle Scarlatte | Today: Brazilian Tanager | |
| Tangara à Plastron | ||
| Tangara à Tête bleue | Today: Red-necked Tanager | |
| Tangara Diable-enchumé | ||
| Tangara Passe-Vert | Today: Burnished-buff Tanager | |
| Tangara Tricolor | Today: Green-headed Tanager |