Sunangel | |
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Heliangelus mavors | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Lesbiini |
Genus: |
Heliangelus Gould, 1848 |
Type species | |
Ornismya clarisse
[1] Longuemare, 1841
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The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America. The genus contains the following nine species: [2]
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. [2] [3]
Sunangel | |
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![]() | |
Heliangelus mavors | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Tribe: | Lesbiini |
Genus: |
Heliangelus Gould, 1848 |
Type species | |
Ornismya clarisse
[1] Longuemare, 1841
|
The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America. The genus contains the following nine species: [2]
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. [2] [3]