Gorgeted Sunangel

Heliangelus strophianus (Gould, 1846)

Spanish: Colibrí Pectoral

The Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae (coquettes and brilliants), tribe Lesbiini (coquettes). It weighs about 5.5 g and its bill is 17.1 mm long. It lives in Ecuador and Colombia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern, with a decreasing population.

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At a glance

Weight

5.5 g, about 6 paperclips

Bill

17.1 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 · 2 countries

• Ecuador
• Colombia

Others in the genus Heliangelus

• Amethyst-throated Sunangel Heliangelus amethysticollis
• Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis
• Merida Sunangel Heliangelus spencei
• Little Sunangel Heliangelus micraster
• Longuemare's Sunangel Heliangelus clarisse
• Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola
• Orange-throated Sunangel Heliangelus mavors
• 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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