Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Heliangelus [amethysticollis or clarisse] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Heliangelus clarisse x Heliodoxa leadbeateri (hybrid)
• Boissonneaua flavescens x Heliangelus clarisse (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Colibrí àngel de Clarisse
Czech: kolibřík Clarissin
Danish: Rosastrubet Solalf
German: Amethystsonnennymphe (clarisse/violiceps), Longuemare-Sonnennymphe
English: Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Longuemare's), Longuemare's Sunangel
English, HBW: Longuemare's Sunangel
English (IOC): Longuemare's Sunangel
English (United States): Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Longuemare's)
Spanish: Colibrí de Clarissa, Colibrí Gorjiamatista (grupo clarisse)
Spanish (Colombia): Ángel gorgiamatista
Spanish (Ecuador): Solángel Gorgiamatista (clarisse/violiceps)
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí gorjiamatista (grupo clarisse)
Spanish (HBW): Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Longuemare's)
Spanish (Peru): Angel-del-Sol de Garganta Amatista (clarisse/violiceps)
Spanish (Venezuela): Angel del Sol Amatista
Estonian: roosakurk-päikesekoolibri
French: Héliange clarisse, Héliange de Clarisse, Héliange de Clarisse (Longuemare)
Croatian: ogrličasta smaragdnica
Italian: Eliangelo di Longuemare
Japanese (romaji): ameshisutotenshihachidori (clarisse guru-pu)
Japanese: アメシストテンシハチドリ (clarisse グループ), アメシストテンシハチドリ（clarisse／violiceps）
Scientific: Heliangelus amethysticollis [clarisse Group], Heliangelus amethysticollis clarissae, Heliangelus amethysticollis clarisse, Heliangelus amethysticollis clarisse/violiceps, Heliangelus clarissae, Heliangelus Clarissae var. fulvicrissa, Heliangelus clarisse, Heliangelus clarisse clarisse, Heliangelus claudia, Ornismya clarisse
Lithuanian: kolumbinė nimfa
Dutch: Amethistzonnekolibrie (clarisse groep), Longuemares Zonnekolibrie
Norwegian: amestystsolengel (clarisse gr.), amestystsolengel (clarisse/violiceps), Santandersolengel
Polish: lordzik kolumbijski, lordzik purpurowogardły (clarisse/violiceps)
Portuguese: helianjo-dos-andes-orientais
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-anjo-ametista (clarisse/violiceps), colibri-de-longuemare
Russian: Аметистовогорлый феб (clarisse/violiceps), Блестящий феб
Slovak: nymfárik ružovohrdlý, nymfárik ružovohrdlý (skup.)
Serbian: Sunčev anđeo ametistnog grla (clarisse/violiceps)
Swedish: ametiststrupig solängel [gruppen clarisse], longuemaresolängel, Rosastrupig solängel
Turkish: Ametist günmeleği (clarisse/violiceps)
Ukrainian: Колібрі-німфа колумбійський
Chinese: 龙氏领蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 隆氏領蜂鳥