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Royal Sunangel

Heliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick, JW; Willard, DE; Terborgh, JW 1979

The royal sunangel is an endangered species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Heliangelus
Scientific:
  Heliangelus regalis


Original description

Citation:
  Fitzpatrick, JW; Willard, DE; Terborgh, JW 1979

Reference:
   Wilson Bull. 91 p.177

Protonym:
  Heliangelus regalis

Link:
  https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/wilson/v091n02/p0177-p0186.pdf


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  80D6D83B05B7AD0D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-80D6D83B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/80D6D83B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555247

Geographic range:

  • Heliangelus regalis regalis: very local in Andes of southeastern Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe) and of northern Peru (Cajamarca, Amazonas, and San Martín)
  • Heliangelus regalis johnsoni: local in central Peru (Cordillera Azul, southwestern Loreto)
English:
Royal Sunangel
Catalan:
Colibrí àngel blau
Czech:
kolibřík královský
Danish:
Kongesolalf
German:
Blausonnennymphe
Spanish:
Colibrí Real
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Real
Finnish:
perunenkelikolibri
French:
Héliange royal
Croatian:
modri kolibrić
Hungarian:
királyi napfénykolibri
Italian:
Eliangelo reale
Japanese (romaji):
roiyarutenshihachidori
Japanese:
ロイヤルテンシハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Karališkoji nimfa
Dutch:
Peruaanse Zonnekolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kongesolengel
Norwegian:
Kongesolengel
Polish:
lordzik królewski
Portuguese:
helianjo-azul
Russian:
Королевский феб
Slovak:
nymfárik kráľovský
Serbian:
Kraljevski sunčev anđeo
Swedish:
kungssolängel
Ukrainian:
Колібрі-німфа перуанський
Chinese:
皇领蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
皇家領蜂鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Héliange royal ( Heliangelus regalis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: Colibrí àngel blau
Czech: Kolibrík knížecí, kolibřík královský
Danish: Kongesolalf
German: Blaue Sonnennymphe, Blausonnennymphe, Königsnymphe, Königssonnennymphe, Königs-Sonnennymphe
English: Royal Sunangel
English, HBW: Royal Sunangel
English (IOC): Royal Sunangel
English (United States): Royal Sunangel
Spanish: Colibrí Real
Spanish (Ecuador): Solángel Real
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Real
Spanish (HBW): Royal Sunangel
Spanish (Peru): Angel-del-Sol Real
Estonian: sini-päikesekoolibri
Finnish: Perunenkelikolibri
French: Héliange royal, Héliange royale
Croatian: modri kolibrić
Hungarian: királyi napfénykolibri
Italian: Angelo del sole regale, Eliangelo reale
Japanese (romaji): roiyarutenshihachidori
Japanese: ロイヤルテンシハチドリ
Scientific: Heliangelus regalis, Heliangelus regalis regalis
Lithuanian: Karališkoji nimfa
Dutch: Peruaanse Zonnekolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongesolengel
Norwegian: Kongesolengel
Polish: lordzik królewski
Portuguese: helianjo-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-real
Russian: Королевская нимфа, Королевский феб
Slovak: nymfárik kráľovský
Serbian: Kraljevski sunčev anđeo
Swedish: Kungssolängel
Turkish: Kral günmeleği
Ukrainian: Колібрі-німфа перуанський
Chinese: 皇领蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 皇家領蜂鳥

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