Purple-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus viola(Gould, J, 1853)
English (US) Purple-throated Sunangel
The Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola) 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.
Range: Andes from Ecuador southward to Cajamarca (northern Peru), very locally east of Marañón in AmazonasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Heliangelus viola
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-throated Sunangel
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Heliotrypha viola
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1853)
- Type locality
- Banks of the Maranon.
- Original description
- A Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or Family of Humming-birds pt5 pl.1,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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