Flame-throated sunangel

The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Flame-throated sunangel

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliangelus
Species:
H. micraster
Binomial name
Heliangelus micraster
Gould, 1872
Painting by John Gould.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heliangelus micraster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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