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Issue: Vol. 3002 No. 1: 24 Aug. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-08-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3002.1.5
Page range: 52–58
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 2

A distinctive new subspecies of the Royal Sunangel (Aves: Trochiliformes; Heliangelus regalis) from the Cordillera Azul, northern Peru

Department of Vertebrate Zoology, MRC-116, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, U.S.A
Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216 USA
Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216 USA
Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216 USA CORBIDI, Center for Ornithology and Biodiversity, Calle Sta Rita 105, of. 2, Surco. Lima, Perú
Aves Cordillera Azul Heliangelus regalis johnsoni new subspecies hummingbirds Loreto Peru Royal Sunangel

Abstract

A recently discovered and morphologically distinct population of the poorly known Royal Sunangel from the Cordillera Azul, Department of Loreto, Peru, is described as a new subspecies, Heliangelus regalis johnsoni. Males of johnsoni differ from those of nominate regalis in exhibiting intense indigo iridescence, particularly on the crown, throat and upper breast.

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