Royal Sunangel vs Tourmaline Sunangel

Heliangelus regalis compared with Heliangelus exortis

Key Differences

Royal Sunangel is Near Threatened while Tourmaline Sunangel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Royal Sunangel	Tourmaline Sunangel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Heliangelus	Heliangelus
Species	Heliangelus regalis	Heliangelus exortis

Evolutionary Relationship

Royal Sunangel and Tourmaline Sunangel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Heliangelus.

View Genus: Heliangelus

Conservation Status

Royal Sunangel

NT — Near Threatened

Tourmaline Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Royal Sunangel	Tourmaline Sunangel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Royal Sunangel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Tourmaline Sunangel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Um beija-flor andino de grande altitude nomeado pelo quente plumagem gorguletal ambar-alaranjado que o caracteriza, os anjos-do-sol-tourmalina habitam os campos de paramo, a floresta de nuvem e as bordas florestais na Colombia, Venezuela e Equador a altitudes de 2.200 a 4.100 metros. Os machos exibem um gorguleto de brilhos cobres aranajados a purpura dependendo do angulo da luz. Como todos os anjos-do-sol, sao relativamente tolerantes ao frio para beija-flores e podem reduzir significativamente sua taxa metabolica a noite para conservar energia nos frios Andes.