Tourmaline Sunangel
Heliangelus exortis
(L 4.25" Wt 0.13-0.30 oz)
Found only in Columbia and
Ecuador...at 2300-3100 m
...note the bright purple
throat patch.
Ecuador...at 2300-3100 m
...note the bright purple
throat patch.
Guango Lodge
19Jan2011
female
Heliangelus in Greek means sun
angel; exortis in Latin means to
rise, likening the rosy throat
spot to the rising sun.
angel; exortis in Latin means to
rise, likening the rosy throat
spot to the rising sun.
The iridescent color of hummingbirds,
for example, is produced by the angle
of refracted and reflected light.
for example, is produced by the angle
of refracted and reflected light.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
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Alvarez
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