Merida Sunangel Heliangelus spencei Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Iris Heynen, Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí àngel de Mérida |
| Czech | kolibřík méridský |
| Dutch | Méridazonnekolibrie |
| English | Merida Sunangel |
| English (United States) | Merida Sunangel |
| French | Héliange du Mérida |
| French (France) | Héliange du Mérida |
| German | Méridasonnennymphe |
| Norwegian | meridasolengel |
| Polish | lordzik różowogardły |
| Serbian | Sunčev anđeo ametistnog grla (spencer) |
| Slovak | nymfárik venezuelský |
| Spanish | Colibrí Gorjiamatista (de Mérida) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí gorjiamatista (de Mérida) |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Ángel del Sol de Mérida |
| Turkish | Merida Günmeleği |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-німфа меридський |
Revision Notes
Harold F. Greeney standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Audrey Su curated the media. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Heliangelus spencei (Bourcier, 1847)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus Spencei
Bourcier, 1847. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 15, no.171, p.46.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Merida, Venezuela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HELIANGELUS
- spencei
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Merida Sunangel
