Hummingbirds

Tourmaline Sunangel

Heliangelus exortis

The Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a 4.6 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

4.6 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve (Colombia); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) Kristiina Hurme, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist