Flame-throated sunangel

Flame-throated sunangel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Heliangelus
Species: H. micraster
Binomial name
Heliangelus micraster
Gould, 1872
Painting by John Gould.

The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heliangelus micraster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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