Heliangelus
| Heliangelus | |
|---|---|
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| Heliangelus mavors | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Heliangelus Gould, 1848 |
Heliangelus is a genus of hummingbirds found in montane South America. The species are collectively known as sunangels. It contains the following species:
- Amethyst-throated sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis)
- Longuemare's sunangel (Heliangelus (amethysticollis) clarisse)
- Tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis)
- Orange-throated sunangel (Heliangelus mavors)
- Flame-throated sunangel (Heliangelus micraster)
- Royal sunangel (Heliangelus regalis)
- Purple-throated sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
- Bogotá sunangel (Heliangelus zusii)
- Gorgeted sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus)
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