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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Heliangelus

Royal Sunangel

Heliangelus regalis

IUCN: Near Threatened

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (roysun1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliangelus

Subspecies (2)

Heliangelus regalis johnsoni

local in central Peru (Cordillera Azul, southwestern Loreto)
Heliangelus regalis regalis

very local in Andes of southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) and northern Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas, and San Martín)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (roysun1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.