Aethopyga
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| Aethopyga | |
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| Fork-tailed Sunbird | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Aethopyga Cabanis, 1850 |
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Aethopyga is a genus of birds in the Nectariniidae family. Species in this genus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of China. Many species such as the Grey-hooded Sunbird, Mount Apo Sunbird, Metallic-winged Sunbird, Handsome Sunbird and Lina's Sunbird are endemic to the Philippines.
It contains the following species:
- Gray-hooded Sunbird, Aethopyga primigenia
- Mount Apo Sunbird, Aethopyga boltoni
- Lina's Sunbird, Aethopyga linaraborae
- Flaming Sunbird, Aethopyga flagrans
- Metallic-winged Sunbird, Aethopyga pulcherrima
- Elegant Sunbird, Aethopyga duyvenbodei
- Lovely Sunbird, Aethopyga shelleyi
- Handsome Sunbird, Aethopyga belli
- Gould's Sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae
- White-flanked Sunbird, Aethopyga eximia
- Green-tailed Sunbird, Aethopyga nipalensis
- Fork-tailed Sunbird, Aethopyga christinae
- Black-throated Sunbird, Aethopyga saturata
- Western Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga vigorsii - sometimes included in A. siparaja
- Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja
- Scarlet Sunbird, Aethopyga mystacalis
- Temminck's Sunbird, Aethopyga temminckii - sometimes included in A. mystacalis
- Fire-tailed Sunbird, Aethopyga ignicauda
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