Amethyst-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus amethysticollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Spanish: Colibrí Gorjiamatista

The Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae (coquettes and brilliants), tribe Lesbiini (coquettes). It weighs about 5.0 g and its bill is 20.7 mm long. It lives in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern, with a decreasing population.

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At a glance

Weight

5.0 g, about 5 paperclips

Bill

20.7 mm

Lives in

Forest

Moves

Stays put all year

Red List status

Least concern, decreasing

Its place in the family

1. Family Trochilidae hummingbirds
2. Subfamily Lesbiinae coquettes and brilliants
3. Tribe Lesbiini coquettes
4. Genus Heliangelus sunangels

What Heliangelus share: Most males have a glittering throat patch (gorget).

Where it lives · 3 countries

• Peru
• Ecuador
• Bolivia

Others in the genus Heliangelus

• Merida Sunangel Heliangelus spencei
• Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus
• Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse
• Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
• Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors
• Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
• Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
• Royal Sunangel Heliangelus regalis

Sources

Names: eBird/Clements Checklist (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Groups: Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and McGuire et al. (2014). Weight, bill, habitat and movement: AVONET (Tobias et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Countries: BirdLife International DataZone, checked against eBird records via GBIF. Red List status and trend: BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority for birds.

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