Orange-throated Sunangel
A species of Sunangels Scientific name : Heliangelus mavors Genus : Sunangels
Orange-throated Sunangel, A species of Sunangels
Botanical name: Heliangelus mavors
Genus: Sunangels
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Description
Description
The orange-throated sunangel (Heliangelus mavors) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.
Size
11 cm
Feeding Habits
Orange-throated Sunangel primarily feeds on nectar, particularly favoring Salvia plants, and supplements its diet with insects caught via hawking. It forages territorially, often at forest edges, and exhibits a clinging behavior when feeding at flowers.
Habitat
Orange-throated Sunangel typically resides in environments ranging from the moist margins of montane cloud forests and sparse dwarf forests to open grasslands and bushy páramo slopes in upper subtropical and temperate areas. This species also adapts to arid regions characterized by sparse secondary growth vegetation.
Dite type
Nectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Sunangels Species
Orange-throated Sunangel