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Merida Sunangel

Heliangelus spencei

Least Concern
Envergadura
11,7 cm
Peso
5,0 g
Familia
Trochilidae
Orden
Caprimulgiformes

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El ángel del sol de Mérida es un colibrí endémico de Venezuela, restringido a la Cordillera de Mérida. Tiene plumaje verde con la garganta iridiscente en el macho. Habita en arbustales subandinos y tepuyes de los Andes venezolanos. Se alimenta de néctar de flores de plantas de montaña. Especie amenazada por la pérdida de hábitat en su rango muy restringido. Es una de las varias especies de ángeles del sol endémicas de localidades específicas de los Andes.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 11,7 cm 4.6 in
Peso 5,0 g 0.18 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Viridian Metaltail: brilliant metallic green above; glittering violet-blue gorget; white postocular stripe; females green with spotted below

Habitat & Range

Distribución geográfica

Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.

Diet & Feeding

Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP.

Tamaño de la puesta

2

Sonido

Canto

Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Familia Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
Genus Heliangelus
Especies Heliangelus spencei

Distribution

Merida Sunangel has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Merida Sunangel eat?
Nectarivore defending territories around productive Ericaceae patches. Supplements with tiny insects and spiders from foliage.
Where does the Merida Sunangel live?
Endemic to the Mérida Andes of Venezuela in cloud forest and páramo edge. 2,200–3,400 m elevation.
Is the Merida Sunangel endangered?
The Merida Sunangel has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Merida Sunangel nest?
Nest type: CP.
What does the Merida Sunangel sound like?
Rough, buzzy trill with scratchy edge; coarse sustained notes with raw texture carrying across dense tropical scrub.
How big is the Merida Sunangel?
The Merida Sunangel has a wingspan of 11.7 cm, weight of 5.0 g.
What order and family does the Merida Sunangel belong to?
The Merida Sunangel (Heliangelus spencei) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Trochilidae.

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