Longuemare's Amethyst-throated Sunangel

About the Longuemare's Amethyst-throated Sunangel

Longuemare's sunangel (Heliangelus clarisse) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Longuemare's sunangel was formally described in 1841 by the French ornithologist Agathe François Gouÿe de Longuemare under the binomial name Ornismya clarrisse. He chose the specific epithet to honour Clarisse Parzudaki née Moreuil (1807-1884) wife of French naturalist Charles Parzudaki. Longuemare's sunangel is now one of nine species placed in the genus Heliangelus that was introduced in 1848 by the English ornithologist John Gould. It has sometimes been considered as a subspecies of the amethyst-throated sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis).

Three subspecies are recognised: H. c. violiceps Phelps, WH Sr & Phelps, WH Jr, 1953 – Sierra de Perijá (Colombia/Venezuela border) H. c. verdiscutus Phelps, WH Sr & Phelps, WH Jr, 1955 – Tamá region of northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela

H. c. clarisse (de Longuemare, G, 1841) – eastern Colombia and western Venezuela Longuemare's sunangel is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 5.0 to 6.0 g (0.18 to 0.21... Wikipedia →