Little Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster)

Other Scientific Names
Heliangelus micrastur [BirdLife International (2004)], Heliangelus micrastur [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Little Sunangel, Gould's Sunangel, Flame-throated Sunangel

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1872

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,300 - 3,400 m, occasionally down to 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) [XC238358]
by from Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador (call, call at feeder)

Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) [XC23792]
by Andrew Spencer from Bosque Paja Blanca, Chotas, Cajamarca, Peru (flight call)

Subspecies
Heliangelus exortis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) and Little Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) following SACC (2005).

Closely related to Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) and often regarded as conspecific.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

micraster Gould, 1872 - Eastern Andean slope of south-eastern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru.
cutervensis (Simon, 1921) - North-western Peru (Cajamarca).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Little Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) - 10 files

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