Birds of the World

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Genus: Heliangelus (9 species)


Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis amethysticollis) Male Range: SA: s Ecuador to nw Bolivia Wayqecha, Peru Small but not tiny.
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Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis amethysticollis) Female Range: SA: s Ecuador to nw Bolivia Wayqecha, Peru Female has 'throat rusty with some black flecks' (HBW)
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Longuemare's Sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse clarisse) Range: SA: e Colombia and w Venezuela La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia Split from Amethyst Sunangel.
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Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) Male Range: SA: Colombia and nw Ecuador Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
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Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) Female Range: SA: Colombia and nw Ecuador Chicaque Natural Park, Colombia The female is much less common than the male.
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Orange-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus mavors) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela La Azulita, Venezuela
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Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster micraster) Male Range: SA: Ecuador and Peru south, Ecuador Also called the Little Sunangel.
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Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) Male Near Threatened Range: SA: n Peru Abra Patricia, Peru
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Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) Female Near Threatened Range: SA: n Peru Abra Patricia, Peru
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Merida Sunangel (Heliangelus spencei) Male Range: SA: Mérida (nw Venezuela) Mérida, Venezuela
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Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus) Female Range: SA: sw Colombia and nw Ecuador Ecuador
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Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola) Male Range: SA: Ecuador and Peru Ecuador
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba