Royal Sunangel

Heliangelus regalis Fitzpatrick, Willard & Terborgh, 1979

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Royal Sunangel, Heliangelus regalis, is a hummingbird of northern Peru, with its breeding range in South America in the north of the country. It was first described in 1979 and belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes. The species is found mainly in the Cordillera del Cóndor and the Cordillera Azul, and also on the eastern slopes of the Andes in several Peruvian departments. It lives in specialised upland habitats, especially elfin scrub, as well as wooded ravines and sandstone ridges with páramo-like vegetation.

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range: South America: n Peru