Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979

Habitat
Subtropical elfin forest edge and shrubbery, often in areas of regular fire disturbance. From 550 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

Northern Peru on isolated Cordillera del Condor (Cajamarca) and eastern slope of Andes (San Martín).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for cash-crops, particularly marijuana and coffee, is the main threat. Mining operations and road building are potential threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) [XC45915]
by Paolo Piedrahita from 'Tepui' above caba\u00f1as Yankuam, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (dispute jumble)

Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) [XC45913]
by id from 'Tepui' above caba\u00f1as Yankuam, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (call, feeding calls)

Subspecies
This recently discovered species is distinguished from all other members of the genus by its almost entirely dark blue plumage and its deeply forked tail. The female resembles those of several congeners, notably Orange-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus mavors). However, present species is apparently not closely related to any congener.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

johnsoni Graves, GR, Lane, O'Neill & Valqui, 2011 - Local in central Peru (Cordillera Azul, south-western Loreto).
regalis Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979 - Northern Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) - 10 files

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