Purple-throated Sunangel

Taxobox
name = Purple-throated Sunangel
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Apodiformes
familia = Trochilidae
genus = "Heliangelus"
species = "H. viola"
binomial = "Heliangelus viola"
binomial_authority = Gould, 1853
synonyms = The Purple-throated Sunangel, "Heliangelus viola", is a species of midsized hummingbird in the genus "Heliangelus". It is found in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.cite web| title = Purple-throated Sunangel Heliangelus viola | work = Mangoverde World Bird Guide| url = http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec86-245.html| accessdate = 2008-01-14] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest at an elevation ranging from 2150 to 3050 meters. [BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/48402/all Heliangelus viola] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 10 July 2007.] It forages in the midstory of the forest for nectar.cite web| title = Heliangelus viola | publisher = Zipcode Zoo| date = 2007| url =http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/H/Heliangelus_viola.asp| accessdate = 2008-01-14] The sunangel is one of the more common hummingbirds in the Andean highlands and is more habituated to both human settlement and open habitats than many of its relatives. It is listed by the IUCN as a species of Least Concern due to its large range and its treatment as a frequently-seen species across much of its range.

References

External links

* [http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=6319 Picture of bird]
* [http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/picpages/pic86-245-1.html Picture of bird]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/votacio.phtml?idVideo=17642&Heliangelus_viola Video of male]
* [http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=sp:1354.00&pagenumber=&order=taxonomy&view=3&lang=span Recordings of the bird's song]