Genus

Heliangelus

10 species

The list of species of Heliangelus genus

The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America.

  • 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 based on a study published in 2018 by Jorge Pérez-Emán and colleagues.

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The list of species of Heliangelus genus

The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America.

  • 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 based on a study published in 2018 by Jorge Pérez-Emán and colleagues.

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