Birds of Colombia

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Heliangelus (4 species, 9 worldwide)


Longuemare's Sunangel
Longuemare's Sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse clarisse)
La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia
  Split from Amethyst Sunangel.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Tourmaline Sunangel
Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) Male
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Tourmaline Sunangel
Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) Female
Chicaque Natural Park, Colombia
  The female is much less common than the male.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange-throated Sunangel
Orange-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus mavors)
La Azulita, Venezuela  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Gorgeted Sunangel
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus) Female
Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info



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