Amethyst-throated Sunangel vs Tourmaline Sunangel

Heliangelus amethysticollis compared with Heliangelus exortis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst-throated Sunangel	Tourmaline Sunangel
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Aves (पक्षी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Heliangelus	Heliangelus
Species	Heliangelus amethysticollis	Heliangelus exortis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amethyst-throated Sunangel and Tourmaline Sunangel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Heliangelus.

Conservation Status

Amethyst-throated Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Tourmaline Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst-throated Sunangel	Tourmaline Sunangel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst-throated Sunangel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Tourmaline Sunangel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Amethyst-throated Sunangel

The Amethyst-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) is a species in the genus Heliangelus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Tourmaline Sunangel

A high-altitude Andean hummingbird named for its warm amber-orange sunangel plumage on the gorget, tourmaline sunangels inhabit páramo grassland, cloud forest, and forest edge in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador at elevations of 2,200–4,100 meters. Males display a glittering orange-coppery to purple gorget depending on light angle. Like all sunangels, they are relatively cold-tolerant for hummingbirds and may lower metabolic rate significantly at night to conserve energy in the cold Andes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway