Flame-throated sunangel
Heliangelus micraster Gould, 1872
The flame-throated sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.8 g to 3.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the flame-throated sunangel
- Weight
- 3.8 g – 3.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the flame-throated sunangel live?
Not recorded
What is the flame-throated sunangel?
The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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Is the flame-throated sunangel endangered?
The flame-throated sunangel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the flame-throated sunangel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusHeliangelus
- SpeciesHeliangelus micraster Gould, 1872
Synonyms Heliangelus exortis micraster, Heliangelus micrastur, Heliangelus micrastur, Heliangelus micrastur
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Little sunangelEnglish
- Little sunangelEnglish
- ملاك الشمس الصغيرArabic
- ملاك الشمس ناري الحنجرةArabic
- colibrí angel goladauratCatalan
- kolibřík drobnýCzech
- haulangel bachWelsh
- Gyldenstrubet SolalfDanish
- Goldkehl-SonnennympheGerman
- orgorĝa kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí luceroSpanish
- Ángel-del-Sol ChicoSpanish
- pikkuenkelikolibriFinnish
- Héliange menuFrench
- zlatnogrli kolibrićCroatian
- Eliangelo minoreItalian
- ヒノドテンシハチドリJapanese
- mažoji nimfaLithuanian
- Kleine ZonnekolibrieDutch
- gullstrupesolengelNorwegian
- lordzik małyPolish
- colibri-chamaPortuguese
- helianjo-garganta-de-fogoPortuguese
- Малая нимфаRussian
- Огненогорлый фебRussian
- nymfárik ohnivohrdlýSlovak
- Mali sunčev anđeoSerbian
- eldstrupig solängelSwedish
- Altın Gerdanlı GünmeleğiTurkish
- колібрі-німфа малийUkrainian
- 小領蜂鳥Chinese
- 小领蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the flame-throated sunangel
Other species in the same genus Heliangelus.
Orange-throated sunangel
Heliangelus mavors
Amethyst-throated sunangel
Heliangelus amethysticollis
Tourmaline sunangel
Heliangelus exortis
Royal sunangel
Heliangelus regalis
Gorgeted sunangel
Heliangelus strophianus
Purple-throated sunangel
Heliangelus viola
CompareFlame-throated sunangel vs Orange-throated sunangelFlame-throated sunangel vs Amethyst-throated sunangelFlame-throated sunangel vs Tourmaline sunangelFlame-throated sunangel vs Royal sunangel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the flame-throated sunangel?
An adult flame-throated sunangel weighs 3.8 g – 3.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the flame-throated sunangel endangered?
The flame-throated sunangel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the flame-throated sunangel?
The flame-throated sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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