Merida Sunangel vs Tourmaline Sunangel

Heliangelus spencei compared with Heliangelus exortis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merida 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 spencei	Heliangelus exortis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merida Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Tourmaline Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merida Sunangel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Tourmaline Sunangel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Tourmaline Sunangel

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.