Heliodoxa is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae.

The genus Heliodoxa was introduced in 1850 by the English ornithologist John Gould.

[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēlios meaning "sun" and doxa meaning "glory" or "magnificence".

[2] The type species was subsequently designated by Charles Lucien Bonaparte as the violet-fronted brilliant.

[3][4] The genus contains ten species:[5]