Royal Sunangel
Heliangelus regalisFitzpatrick, JW; Willard, DE; Terborgh, JW, 1979
English (US) Royal Sunangel
The Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) 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 regalis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Royal Sunangel
- Described by
- Fitzpatrick, JW; Willard, DE; Terborgh, JW, 1979
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Heliangelus regalis johnsoni
- Heliangelus regalis regalis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Fitzpatrick, JW; Willard, DE; Terborgh, JW, 1979
- Original description
- Wilson Bulletin 91, no.2 p.177
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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