The sunangels are a genus of
hummingbirds, ''Heliangelus'', found in
montane
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ...
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
. The genus contains the following nine species:
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Orange-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus mavors'')
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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 ...
(''Heliangelus amethysticollis'')
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Longuemare's sunangel (''Heliangelus clarisse'')
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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 Bird ...
(''Heliangelus spencei'')
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Gorgeted sunangel (''Heliangelus strophianus'')
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Tourmaline sunangel (''Heliangelus exortis'')
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Flame-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus micraster'')
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Purple-throated sunangel (''Heliangelus viola'')
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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 ...
based on a study published in 2018 by Jorge Pérez-Emán and colleagues.
References
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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