Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola)
About the Purple-throated Sunangel
The purple-throated sunangel (Heliangelus viola) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) treat the purple-throated sunangel as monotypic. However, the Clements taxonomy splits it into three subspecies, H. v. viola, H. v. pyropus and H. v. splendidus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 22 recordings for this species: 15 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 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 Ecuador, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Amethyst-throated SunangelHeliangelus amethysticollisrecording
- Royal SunangelHeliangelus regalisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.