| Sunangel | |
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| Heliangelus mavors | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Heliangelus Gould, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Ornismya clarisse[1] Longuemare, 1841 | |
Thesunangels are a genus ofhummingbirds,Heliangelus, found inmontane South America. The genus contains the following nine species:[2]
TheBogotá sunangel was formerly placed in this genus. It is regarded as a hybrid specimen by theInternational Ornithologists' Union based on a study published in 2018 by Jorge Pérez-Emán and colleagues.[2][3]
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