Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus amethysticollis(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
English (US) Amethyst-throated Sunangel
The Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Heliangelus amethysticollis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amethyst-throated Sunangel
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Heliangelus amethysticollis laticlavius
- Heliangelus amethysticollis decolor
- Heliangelus amethysticollis apurimacensis
- Heliangelus amethysticollis amethysticollis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ornismya amethysticollis
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
- Type locality
- Yuracares, Cochabamba, Bolivia = eastern slope of the Cordilleras in the country of the Yuracares, ex Gould, Monogr. Trochil.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 8 cl.2 p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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