Birds of the World

Trochilidae : Hummingbirds

Little Sunangel / Flame-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus micraster

Tapichalaca, Ecuador - December 2012

Little Sunangel is very closely related to Tourmaline Sunangel and the two are often regarded as being conspecific.

Tapichalaca, Ecuador - December 2012

Little Sunangel only occurs on the eastern Andean slope of southeastern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It is generally uncommon but at Tapichalaca it is one of the commonest hummingbirds to frequent the nectar feeders surrounding the lodge.

Tapichalaca, Ecuador - December 2012

Tapichalaca, Ecuador - December 2012