Longuemare's Sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse)
About the Longuemare's Sunangel
Longuemare's sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Longuemare's sunangel was formally described in 1841 by the French ornithologist Agathe François Gouÿe de Longuemare under the binomial name Ornismya clarrisse. He chose the specific epithet to honour Clarisse Parzudaki née Moreuil (1807-1884) wife of French naturalist Charles Parzudaki. Longuemare's sunangel is now one of nine species placed in the genus Heliangelus that was introduced in 1848 by the English ornithologist John Gould. It has sometimes been considered as a subspecies of the amethyst-throated sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis). Three subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 17 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollisrecording
- Royal SunangelHeliangelus regalisrecording
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