Little Sunangel - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by edenwatcher
A male photographed in Tapichalaca, Ecuador.

Alternative name: Flame-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus micraster

Heliangelus micrastur

Identification

Commonly known as the Flame-throated Sunangel.

Distribution

Ecuador and Peru

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• H. m. micraster
  • Andes of se Ecuador and adjacent n Peru
• H. m. cutervensis
  • Andes of nw Peru (Cajamarca)

Habitat

Montane forest

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Sunangel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Sunangel

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