Royal Sunangel
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'''Common Name:''' Royal Sunangel<br> | '''Common Name:''' Royal Sunangel<br> | ||
'''Scientific Name:''' Heliangelus regalis | '''Scientific Name:''' Heliangelus regalis | ||
'''Breeding:''' Strikingly plumaged, sexually dichromatic hummingbird. Male entirely deep blue, with iridescence strongest on forecrown and long, deeply forked tail. Female has dark green upperparts, green-spotted cinnamon underparts with a broad, pale breast-band, and a blue-black, shallow-forked tail. | '''Breeding:''' Strikingly plumaged, sexually dichromatic hummingbird. Male entirely deep blue, with iridescence strongest on forecrown and long, deeply forked tail. Female has dark green upperparts, green-spotted cinnamon underparts with a broad, pale breast-band, and a blue-black, shallow-forked tail. | ||
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| + | The Royal Sunangel breeds in July-September. The female lays 2 eggs, which she incubates alone for 16-19 days. Chicks fledge 23-26 days after hatching. | ||
'''Cool Facts:''' Different sexes, different tastes… Males seem to feed mostly on ''Brachyotum quinquenerve'', and females feed mainly from ericaceous plants. | '''Cool Facts:''' Different sexes, different tastes… Males seem to feed mostly on ''Brachyotum quinquenerve'', and females feed mainly from ericaceous plants. | ||
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| + | The Royal Sunangel and other threatened birds are protected at Abra Patricia in the Peruvian Andes, where the American Bird Conservancy and its partner ECOAN are protecting approximately 24,000 acres. This hummingbird is frequently seen near the head of the “Royal Sunangel Trail” close to the Owlet Lodge in the reserve. | ||
'''Found in Songbird ReMix Hummingbirds of the Americas''' | '''Found in Songbird ReMix Hummingbirds of the Americas''' | ||
