Sunangel
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The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America. The genus contains the following nine species:[1]
- 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.[1][2]
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