How do you identify a Flame-throated Sunangel?

The flame-throated sunangel is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 3.6 to 4.1 g (0.13 to 0.14 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Flame-throated Sunangel?

The Flame-throated Sunangel is a tiny sized bird weighing about 4 g.

Where can you see a Flame-throated Sunangel?

The Flame-throated Sunangel occurs in 2 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.

What birds look similar to a Flame-throated Sunangel?

The Flame-throated Sunangel is most easily confused with the Purple-throated Sunangel, the Royal Sunangel and the Orange-throated Sunangel.

Is the Flame-throated Sunangel endangered?

The Flame-throated Sunangel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Flame-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus micraster

Hummingbirds · Apodiformes · Rare

The Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a rare hummingbird found in 2 countries, weighing about 4 g. The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae.

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Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster), photo 1 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster), photo 2 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster), photo 3 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Flame-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus micraster), photo 4 — Photo: Norma Malinowski · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Flame-throated Sunangel

The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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How to identify it

The flame-throated sunangel is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 3.6 to 4.1 g (0.13 to 0.14 oz). Its straight bill is blackish. Both sexes have dark metallic green upperparts. Their lower breasts are dark metallic green, their bellies grayish, and their vent areas almost white. Their tails are dark steel blue. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a glittering blue-green frontlet just above the bill, a dark purplish blue chin, and an iridescent yellow-orange gorget with a glittering emerald green border. Voice: The flame-throated sunangel's call is "a repeated dry 'djit' or more gravelly 'drrt'."

Where it lives

Ecuador Peru

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Flame-throated Sunangel?: The flame-throated sunangel is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 3.6 to 4.1 g (0.13 to 0.14 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Flame-throated Sunangel?: The Flame-throated Sunangel is a tiny sized bird weighing about 4 g.
Where can you see a Flame-throated Sunangel?: The Flame-throated Sunangel occurs in 2 countries, including Ecuador and Peru.
What birds look similar to a Flame-throated Sunangel?: The Flame-throated Sunangel is most easily confused with the Purple-throated Sunangel, the Royal Sunangel and the Orange-throated Sunangel.
Is the Flame-throated Sunangel endangered?: The Flame-throated Sunangel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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