Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus amethysticollis
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Heliangelus
- eBird Code
- amtsun3
Subspecies (4)
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Heliangelus amethysticollis amethysticollis
Andes of southern Peru (eastern Cusco to Puno) and of northwestern Bolivia (La Paz to Cochabamba)
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Heliangelus amethysticollis apurimacensis
south-central Peru (Apurímac Valley and upper Urubamba Valley, Ayacucho and Cusco)
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Heliangelus amethysticollis decolor
east slope of Andes of central Peru (from Amazonas south of the Río Marañón to Junín)
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Heliangelus amethysticollis laticlavius
Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.