Tourmaline sunangel

Tourmaline sunangel
Female in Ecuador
Male in Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Heliangelus
Species: H. exortis
Binomial name
Heliangelus exortis
Fraser, 1840

The tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Tourmaline sunangel
Tourmaline sunangel (female)

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