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Sunangels
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Sunangels

Heliangelus

The sunangels, all found in Heliangelus, is a genus of hummingbirds found in montane South America. It contains the following species:

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Tourmaline Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus exortis

Amethyst-throated Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus amethysticollis

Gorgeted Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus strophianus

Longuemare's Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus clarisse

Purple-throated Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus viola

Little Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus micraster

Royal Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus regalis

Orange-throated Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus mavors

Merida Sunangel

speciesHeliangelus spencei

Heliangelus amethysticollis × viola

hybridHeliangelus amethysticollis × viola

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6187.