Royal sunangel / Blaue Sonnennymphe (Heliangelus regalis)

Wikipedia: Royal sunangel Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Heliangelus_regalis_map.svg.png

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Heliangelus (Heliangelus); Family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
General: The royal sunangel (Heliangelus regalis) is a species of hummingbird. It is endemic to subtropical elfin forests and shrubs in the Andes of northern Peru and adjacent south-eastern Ecuador. It is endangered due to habitat loss. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, and while females resemble other female sunangels, males are unique with their iridescent dark blue plumage. [more]