Information about Heliangelus

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Apodiformes
Peters, 1940

Families

Apodidae
Hemiprocnidae
Trochilidae
Fossil forms, see text

Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes
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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825

Subfamilies

Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae

For a taxonomic list of genera, see:

• List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order

For an alphabetic species list, see:

• Alphabetic species list
  

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Trochilidae
Vigors, 1825

Subfamilies

Phaethornithinae
Trochilinae

For a taxonomic list of genera, see:

• List of hummingbirds in taxonomic order

For an alphabetic species list, see:

• Alphabetic species list
  

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Montane is a biogeographic term which refers to highland areas located below the tree line. Montane regions generally have cooler temperatures and often have higher rainfall than the adjacent lowland regions, and are frequently home to distinct communities of plants and animals.
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Heliangelus amethysticollis
D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1938

The Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) is a species of hummingbird.

It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Heliangelus clarisse
Longuemare, 1841

Longuemare's Sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse) is a species of hummingbird found in Venezuela and northeastern Colombia.
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Heliangelus exortis
Fraser, 1840

The Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Heliangelus mavors
Gould, 1848

The Orange-Throated Sunangel (Heliangelus mavors) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Heliangelus micraster
Gould, 1872

The Little Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Heliangelus regalis
Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979

The Royal Sunangel, Héliange Royale, or Colibrí Real (Heliangelus regalis) is a species of hummingbird. It is found only in Peru.
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Heliangelus viola
Gould, 1853

The Purple-Throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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Heliangelus zusii
Graves, 1993

The Bogotá Sunangel (Heliangelus zusii) is a species of hummingbird that is only known from one specimen.
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