Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Colibrí àngel de Mérida
Czech: Kolibrík meridský
Danish: Méridasolalf
German: Amethystsonnennymphe (spencei), Diotima, M ridasonnennymphe, Mérida Sonnennymphe, Méridasonnennymphe, Mérida-Sonnennymphe
English: Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Merida), Merida Sunangel
English, HBW: Merida Sunangel
English (IOC): Merida Sunangel
English (United States): Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Merida)
Spanish: Angel del Sol de Cuello Blanco, Angel del sol de Mérida, Colibrí de Mérida, Colibrí Gorjiamatista (de Mérida)
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí gorjiamatista (de Mérida)
Spanish (Peru): Angel-del-Sol de Garganta Amatista (spencei)
Spanish (Venezuela): Angel del sol de Mérida
Finnish: ametistienkelikolibri, meridanenkelikolibri, méridanenkelikolibri, Venezuelanenkelikolibri
French: Héliange de Clarisse (de Mérida), Héliange de Mérida, Héliange du Mérida
Croatian: srebrnastočeli kolibrić
Hungarian: meridai napfénykolibri
Italian: Angelo del sole di Merida, Eliangelo del Merida
Japanese (romaji): shiroeritenshihachidori
Japanese: アメシストテンシハチドリ（spencei）, シロエリテンシハチドリ
Scientific: Heliangelus amethysticollis spencei, Heliangelus clarissae spencei, Heliangelus clarisse spencei, Heliangelus spencei, Trochilus Spencei
Dutch: Meridazonnekolibrie, Merida-zonnekolibrie, Méridazonnekolibrie
Norwegian: amestystsolengel (spencei), Meridasolengel
Polish: lordzik purpurowogardły (spencei), lordzik rózowogardly, lordzik różowogardły
Portuguese: helianjo-de-mérida
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-anjo-ametista (spencei)
Russian: Аметистовогорлый феб (spencei), Нимфа-диотима
Slovak: nymfárik venezuelský, nymfárik venezuelský (skup.)
Serbian: Sunčev anđeo ametistnog grla (spencer)
Swedish: ametiststrupig solängel (spencei), méridasolängel
Turkish: Ametist günmeleği (spencei)
Ukrainian: колібрі-німфа меридський
Chinese: 梅里达领蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 梅里達領蜂鳥