Royal sunangel
| Royal sunangel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Heliangelus |
| Species: | H. regalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979
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The royal sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) is a species of hummingbird. It is endemic to subtropical elfin forests and shrubs in the Andes of northern Peru and adjacent south-eastern Ecuador. It is endangered due to habitat loss. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, and while females resemble other female sunangels, males are unique with their iridescent dark blue plumage.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Heliangelus regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22687901A93174046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687901A93174046.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Heliangelus
- Birds of the Peruvian Andes
- Birds described in 1979
- Taxa named by John Terborgh
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