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Aethopyga
''Aethopyga'' is a genus of birds in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. Species in this genus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of China. Many species such as the grey-hooded sunbird, Apo sunbird, metallic-winged sunbird, handsome sunbird, and Lina's sunbird are endemism, endemic to the Philippines. Taxonomy The genus ''Aethopyga'' was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The name combines the Ancient Greek ''aithos '' meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with ''pugē'' meaning "rump". The type species was designated as the crimson sunbird by George Robert Gray in 1855. Species The genus contains 21 species: References Aethopyga, Bird genera Birds of Indomalaya Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Nectariniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nectariniidae
Sunbirds and spiderhunters make up the family Nectariniidae of passerine birds. They are small, slender passerines from the Old World, usually with downward-curved bills. Many are brightly coloured, often with iridescent feathers, particularly in the males. Many species also have especially long tail feathers. Their range extends through most of Africa to the Middle East, South Asia, South-east Asia and southern China, to Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia.. Species diversity is highest in equatorial regions. There are 152 species in 16 genera. Their family name is from most sunbirds feeding largely on nectar, but they will also catch insects and spiders, especially when feeding their young. Flowers that prevent access to their nectar because of their shape (for example, very long and narrow flowers) are simply punctured at the base near the nectaries, from which the birds sip the nectar. Fruit is also part of the diet of some species. Their flight is fast and direct, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimson Sunbird
The crimson sunbird (''Aethopyga siparaja'') is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar. They may also take insects, especially when feeding their young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. It is the unofficial national bird of Singapore, as declared by the Nature Society Singapore. Description Crimson sunbirds are tiny, only 11 cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved beak, bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back, with black malar stripes. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers. In most of the range, males have a long green-blue tail, but ''A.s. nicobarica'' of the Nicobar Islands and the former subspecies ''A. vigorsii'' (Western crimson sunbird) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey-hooded Sunbird
The grey-hooded sunbird (''Aethopyga primigenia'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the moist montane forests of Mindanao. It is one of the three montane Mindanao endemic sunbirds along with the Lina's sunbird and the Apo sunbird. Description and taxonomy eBird describes the bird as "A small bird of lower-elevation montane forest on Mindanao. Has a gray hood and chest, an olive-green back and wings, a white upper belly, a yellow lower belly and sides, and a white-tipped tail. Male has a green forehead and cheek patches. Males from northeast Mindanao have an additional yellow stripe down the upper chest. Similar to Apo and Tboli Sunbirds, but Gray-hooded has a white upper belly. Voice includes a fast series of high-pitched 'whip!' notes." Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''Aethopyga primigenia primigenia'': Found in West, Central and Southern Mindanao; plainer breast * ''Aethopyga primigenia diuata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaming Sunbird
The flaming sunbird (''Aethopyga flagrans'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the northern Philippines found on the islands of Luzon and Catanduanes. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly conspecific with the Maroon-naped sunbird. Description and taxonomy Described on Ebird as "A small bird of forest and edge from the lowlands to low elevations in the mountains on Luzon and Catanduanes. Has a fairly long, curved bill, olive upperparts, and a yellowish upper belly. Male has a blackish tail, face, throat, and chest, with green iridescence on the forecrown and purple on the throat. Similar to Olive-backed Sunbird, but has a red chest spot, an orange wash on the upper belly, and no white outer tail feathers. Female has a gray throat and lacks the yellow brow. Voice includes a high-pitched double-noted call, “chik-chik!” It was previously conspecific with the Maroon-naped sunbird but it differs in molecular ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tboli Sunbird
The Tboli sunbird (''Aethopyga tibolii'') is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the mountains of south Mindanao. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest starting from 800 meters above sea level. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Apo sunbird. Taxonomy The Tboli sunbird was formally described in 1997 by Robert Kennedy and collaborators based on a specimen collected in mossy forest at an elevation of , near Mount Busa in the south of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. They considered it to be a subspecies of the Apo sunbird and coined the trinomial name ''Aethopyga boltoni tibolii'' where the epithet ''tiboli'' is named after the Tboli people who inhabit southern Mindanao. The Tboli sunbird is now treated as a separate species based on the differences in plumage and vocalizations as well as the divergence of the mitochondrial DNA. Description Ebird describes it as a "A small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon-naped Sunbird
The maroon-naped sunbird (''Aethopyga guimarasensis'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found on the islands of Negros Island, Panay and Guimaras. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. Description and taxonomy Described on Ebird as "A small bird of forest and edge from the lowlands to low elevations in the mountains on the western Visayas. Has a fairly long and slightly curved bill, yellow underparts, and olive wings. Male has a black face, throat, and chest, with a purple mustache stripe and a green crown. Male is similar to Olive-backed Sunbird, but has a red spot on the chest and reddish coloration on the upper back and back of the head. The drab female resembles the female Handsome Sunbird, but lacks the yellow rump. Voice includes a jumbled, high-pitched song and a slightly wheezy, high-pitched “tsee-tsee-tsee.” It was previously conspecific with the Flaming sunbird but it differs in molecular genetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apo Sunbird
The Apo sunbird (''Aethopyga boltoni'') is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.It is found in tropical moist montane forests above 1,500 meters above sea level. Description and taxonomy Ebird describes it as a "A small, localized bird of mid- to high-elevation montane forest on Mindanao. Has a long, curved bill, a gray head, yellow underparts and rump, an olive back and wings, and a white-tipped tail. Male has a narrow pale yellow throat stripe from the bill to the chest bordered with dark gray, a greenish-blue tail, an orange smudge down from the middle of the chest, and a small red patch in front of the shoulder. Female has a pale gray throat. Similar to Gray-hooded Sunbird, but Apo has a yellow rather than a white belly. Voice includes a rapid pulsing series of “chip!” notes and a high-pitched upslurred “chuuuuuit!” Taxonomy The Apo sunbird was species description, formally de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallic-winged Sunbird
The metallic-winged sunbird (''Aethopyga pulcherrima'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests. This species was formerly three species named the Luzon sunbird, Mindanao sunbird and Bohol sunbird but has since been lumped into a single species. Description and taxonomy Ebird describes it as "A small bird with a fairly long, curved bill of lowland and foothill forest and forest edge in the Philippines. Male has bluish-green iridescence on the forehead, cheek, and shoulder, and a yellow throat and chest with an orange smudge. Female is washed-out yellow below with a whitish throat. Similar to Lina’s Sunbird, but male has a shorter, rounded green tail and olive rather than blue flight feathers, and the female lacks the gray head, streaked chest, and reddish belly. Female also similar to female Handsome Sunbird, but has a dark green tail. Voice i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
