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Purple-throated Sunangel

Heliangelus viola
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
putsun1, PTSU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesHeliangelus viola
Codesputsun1, PTSU
Identification

The Purple-throated Sunangel (Heliangelus viola) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code putsun1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-tipped Sicklebill
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Purple-throated Sunangel photo
(c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Heliangelus viola

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: putsun1