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title: "Tourmaline Sunangel"
description: "Heliangelus exortis — Uccelli. The tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a species of hummingbird in the \"coquettes\", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/tourmaline-sunangel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tourmaline Sunangel

> Heliangelus exortis — Uccelli. The tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae.

- Scientific name: *Heliangelus exortis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1655
- Wikidata: [Q1263086](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263086)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6199](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6199)

## Names

- en: Tourmaline Sunangel
- de: Grünband-Sonnennymphe
- es: Colibrí Turmalina
- fr: Héliange tourmaline
- nl: Toermalijnzonnekolibrie
- pl: Lordzik fioletowogardły

## Countries with the most observations

CO (654), EC (541)

## Summary

The tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourmaline_sunangel

## Photo

![Tourmaline Sunangel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tourmaline-sunangel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242022453

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tourmaline-sunangel?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).