Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal 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 amethysticollis x Heliodoxa leadbeateri (hybrid)
• Eriocnemis cupreoventris x Heliangelus amethysticollis (hybrid)
• Heliangelus [amethysticollis x viola] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Colibrí àngel de gola ametista
Czech: kolibřík bolivijský
Danish: Ametyststrubet Solalf
German: Amethystsonnennymphe, Amethystsonnennymphe [amethysticollis-Gruppe]
English: Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Amethyst-throated)
English, HBW: Amethyst-throated Sunangel
English (IOC): Amethyst-throated Sunangel
English (United States): Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Amethyst-throated)
Spanish: Ángel Gorgiamatista , Colibrí Gorgiamatista, Colibrí gorjiamatista, Colibrí Gorjiamatista (grupo amethysticollis)
Spanish (Colombia): Ángel Gorgiamatista
Spanish (Ecuador): Solángel Gorgiamatista [Grupo amethysticollis]
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Gorjiamatista, Colibrí gorjiamatista (grupo amethysticollis), Colibrí Gorjiamatista [amethysticollis Group]
Spanish (HBW): Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Amethyst-throated)
Spanish (Peru): Angel-del-Sol de Garganta Amatista, Angel-del-Sol de Garganta Amatista [grupo amethysticollis]
Spanish (Venezuela): Angel del Sol Garganta Amatista
Estonian: lõuna-päikesekoolibri
Finnish: Ametistienkelikolibri
French: Héliange à gorge améthyste, Héliange à gorge améthyste [amethysticollis], Héliange de Clarisse, Héliange de Clarisse (à gorge améthyste)
Croatian: ametistnogrli kolibrić
Hungarian: ametiszttorkú napfénykolibri
Italian: Angelo del sole di Merida, Eliangelo golametista
Japanese (romaji): ameshisutotenshihachidori (amethysticollis guru-pu), shiroeritenshihachidori
Japanese: アメシストテンシハチドリ, アメシストテンシハチドリ (amethysticollis グループ), アメシストテンシハチドリ（amethysticollis グループ）, シロエリテンシハチドリ
Scientific: Heliangelus amethysticollis, Heliangelus amethysticollis [amethysticollis Group], Heliangelus amethysticollis amethysticollis, Ornismya amethysticollis
Lithuanian: Violetagurklė nimfa
Dutch: Amethistzonnekolibrie, Amethistzonnekolibrie (amethysticollis groep), Merida-zonnekolibrie
Norwegian: Amestystsolengel, amestystsolengel (amethysticollis gr.), Ametystsolengel
Polish: lordzik purpurowogardly, lordzik purpurowogardły, lordzik purpurowogardły [gr. amethysticollis]
Portuguese: helianjo-de garganta-ametista
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-anjo-ametista, colibri-anjo-ametista [grupo amethysticollis]
Russian: Аметистовогорлый феб [группа amethysticollis], Солнечная нимфа
Slovak: nymfárik bieloprsý, nymfárik bieloprsý (skup.)
Serbian: Sunčev anđeo ametistnog grla, Sunčev anđeo ametistnog grla [amethysticollis grupa]
Swedish: Ametistsolängel, ametiststrupig solängel, ametiststrupig solängel [amethysticollis Group], ametiststrupig solängel [gruppen amethysticollis]
Turkish: Ametist Günmeleği, Ametist günmeleği [amethysticollis grubu]
Ukrainian: Колібрі-німфа аметистовий
Chinese: 辉喉领蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紫晶喉領蜂鳥