Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) - HBW 5, p. 637
French: Héliange royal
German: Blaue Sonnennymphe
Spanish: Colibrí Real
Taxonomy: Heliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick et al., 1979, Cordillera del Cóndor, Peru.
This recently discovered species is distinguished from all other members of the genus by its almost entirely dark blue plumage and its deeply forked tail; female resembles those of several congeners, notably H. mavors; however, present species is apparently not closely related to any congener. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Peru on isolated Cordillera del Condor (Cajamarca) and E slope of Andes (San Martín).
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An adult bird on branch Locality Abra Patricia, San Martín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 28 July 1999 4 years ago 21 sec 2.7
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Male perched
Locality Abra Patricia, San Martín Department, Peru
Dubi shapiro 9 November 2011 26 weeks ago 4.7 -
A beautiful perched male.
Locality Abra Patricia, San Martín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 19 October 2011 30 weeks ago 4.6 -
A male Royal Sunangel perched on a branch after feeding.
Locality Abra Patricia, San Martín Department, Peru
Jean Paul Perret 29 May 2011 39 weeks ago 3.9 -
male
Locality Abra Patricia, San Martín Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 6 October 2008 2 years ago 3.3
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