The sunangels are a genus of

hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

s, ''Heliangelus'', found in montane South America. The genus contains the following nine species: *

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 ...

(''Heliangelus mavors'') *

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'') *

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 ...

(''Heliangelus clarisse'') *

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'') *

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 ...

(''Heliangelus strophianus'') *

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 Wo ...

(''Heliangelus exortis'') *

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 o ...

(''Heliangelus micraster'') *

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 W ...

(''Heliangelus viola'') *

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 ...

(''Heliangelus regalis'') The

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 Colom ...

was formerly placed in this genus. It is regarded as a hybrid specimen by the International Ornithologists' Union based on a study published in 2018 by Jorge Pérez-Emán and colleagues.

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