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The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, ''Heliangelus'', found in montane South America. The genus contains the following nine species: * Orange-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus mavors'') * Amethyst-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus amethysticollis'') * Longuemare's sunangel (''Heliangelus clarisse'') * Mérida sunangel (''Heliangelus spencei'') * Gorgeted sunangel (''Heliangelus strophianus'') * Tourmaline sunangel (''Heliangelus exortis'') * Flame-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus micraster'') * Purple-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus viola'') * Royal sunangel (''Heliangelus regalis'') The Bogotá sunangel was formerly placed in this genus. It is regarded as a hybrid specimen by the International Ornithologists' Union The International Ornithologists' Union, formerly known as the International Ornithological Committee, is a group of about 200 international ornithologists, and is responsible for the International Ornithological Congress and other international ... ...
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Heliangelus
The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, ''Heliangelus'', found in montane South America. The genus contains the following nine species: * Orange-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus mavors'') * Amethyst-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus amethysticollis'') * Longuemare's sunangel (''Heliangelus clarisse'') * Mérida sunangel (''Heliangelus spencei'') * Gorgeted sunangel (''Heliangelus strophianus'') * Tourmaline sunangel (''Heliangelus exortis'') * Flame-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus micraster'') * Purple-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus viola'') * Royal sunangel (''Heliangelus regalis'') The Bogotá sunangel was formerly placed in this genus. It is regarded as a hybrid specimen by the International Ornithologists' Union The International Ornithologists' Union, formerly known as the International Ornithological Committee, is a group of about 200 international ornithologists, and is responsible for the International Ornithological Congress and other international ... ...
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Royal Sunangel
The royal sunangel (''Heliangelus regalis'') is an endangered species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved August 24, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The royal sunangel was originally described in 1979 as monotypic. In 2011 a second subspecies, ''H. r. johnsoni'', was described and was accepted by major taxo ...
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Amethyst-throated Sunangel
The amethyst-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus amethysticollis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The amethyst-throated sunangel's taxonomy is not settled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), and the Clements taxonomy assign these four subspecies to it: *''H. a. laticlavius'', Salvin (1891) *''H. a. decolor'', Zimmer, JT (1951) *''H. a. apurimacensis'', Weller (2009) *''H. a. amethysticollis'', d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye (1838) The South American Classification Committee ...
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Longuemare's Sunangel
Longuemare's sunangel (''Heliangelus clarisse'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The taxonomy of Longuemare's sunangel is not settled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treat it as a species and assign two subspecies to it, the nominate ''H. c. clarisse'' and ''H. c. violiceps''. The South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society treats them as subspecies of the amethyst-throated sunangel (''H. amethysticolli ...
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Flame-throated Sunangel
The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel (''Heliangelus micraster'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 25, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The flame-throated sunangel has been considered conspecific with the gorgeted sunangel (''H. exortis'').Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. ...
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Gorgeted Sunangel
The gorgeted sunangel (''Heliangelus strophianus'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The gorgeted sunangel is monotypic. Description The gorgeted sunangel is long and weighs about . Its bill is short, blackish, and straight. The species is sexually dimorphic, but only slightly. Both sexes are dark velvety green above with a small white postocular spot and a dark steel-blue tail. Their lower underparts are dark green with dark gray speckles towards the rear. The male has a small glittering green frontlet just above the bill. Its throat and upper breast gorge ...
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Mérida Sunangel
The Mérida sunangel (''Heliangelus spencei'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The taxonomy of the Merida sunangel is not settled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treat it as a species.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloa ...
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Orange-throated Sunangel
The orange-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus mavors'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The orange-throated sunangel is monotypic. Description The orange-throated sunangel is long and weighs . It has a straight blackish bill. Adult males have a shining green crown and back. A small area above the bill and the throat and upper breast are glittering coppery orange. A broad cinnamon-buff band separates the upper breast from the buff lower breast that is spotted golden green. The central tail feathers are golden green and the outer ones dark bronze with pale tip ...
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Tourmaline Sunangel
The tourmaline sunangel (''Heliangelus exortis'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB] retrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The tourmaline sunangel is monotypic. However, at times it has been considered conspecific with the flame-throated sunangel (''H. micraster'').Heynen, I. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Tourmaline Sunangel (''Heliangelus exortis''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.tousun1.01 retrieved January 21, 2022 Description The tour ...
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Purple-throated Sunangel
The purple-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus viola'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), BirdLife International's ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW), and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) treat the purple-throated sunangel as monotypic. However, the Clements taxonomy splits it into three subspecies, ''H. v. viola'', ''H. v. pyropus'' and ''H. v. splendidus''.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pac ...
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Bogotá Sunangel
The Bogotá sunangel (''Heliangelus zusii'') is a species of hummingbird that is only known from one specimen. The hummingbird is a bright purple with black flight feathers and a bright green chin and crown. This bird has only been found in Colombia and is assumed to live in cloud forest between 1200 and 3400 meters. Most of its potential habitat is degraded, though it is feasible that a population may still exist. This hummingbird is known from a single skin purchased in Bogotá in 1909. Nothing more is known of the bird, and though the skin is most commonly thought to come from either the Eastern or Central Andes of Colombia, other specimens from Bogotá have come from as far away as Ecuador. Since the bird has not been seen alive, it is assumed to have a relict population if it still survives. Some have suggested that the bird is just a hybrid, though the skin is very distinct. Phylogenetic analyses place ''H. zusii'' as sister to a clade of mid -to high- elevation Andean spec ...
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Heliangelus Mavors
The orange-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus mavors'') is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world'' Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip xls zipped 1 MBretrieved May 27, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics The orange-throated sunangel is monotypic. Description The orange-throated sunangel is long and weighs . It has a straight blackish bill. Adult males have a shining green crown and back. A small area above the bill and the throat and upper breast are glittering coppery orange. A broad cinnamon-buff band separates the upper breast from the buff lower breast that is spotted golden green. The central tail feathers are golden green and the outer ones dark bronze with pale ti ...
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