Heliangelus
Sign in to saveThe sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America.
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyTrochilidae
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The sunangels are a genus of hummingbirds, Heliangelus, found in montane South America.
==Taxonomy== The genus Heliangelus was introduced in 1848 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ἡλιος/hēlios meaning "sun" with αγγελος/angelos meaning "angel". Gould did not specify a type species but in 1855 George Gray designated the type as Trochilus clarissae Longuemare which is Ornismya clarisse Longuemare, 1841, Longuemare's sunangel.
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