Flame-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus micrasterGould, J, 1872
English (US) Flame-throated Sunangel
The Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) 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 micraster
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Flame-throated Sunangel
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1872
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Heliangelus micraster micraster
- Heliangelus micraster cutervensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1872
- Type locality
- San Lucas, Ecuador.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.9, no.51 p.195
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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