Handsome Sunbird
Aethopyga bellaTweeddale, A, 1877
English (US) Handsome Sunbird
The Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aethopyga bella
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Handsome Sunbird
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Aethopyga bella flavipectus
- Aethopyga bella minuta
- Aethopyga bella rubrinota
- Aethopyga bella bella
- Aethopyga bella bonita
- Aethopyga bella arolasi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Tweeddale, A, 1877
- Type locality
- Surigao, northern Mindanao.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.20, no.120 p.537
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Crimson Sunbird
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Magnificent Sunbird
Aethopyga magnifica
Fork-tailed Sunbird
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White-flanked Sunbird
Aethopyga eximia
Flaming Sunbird
Aethopyga flagrans
Maroon-naped Sunbird
Aethopyga guimarasensis
Metallic-winged Sunbird
Aethopyga pulcherrima
Lina's Sunbird
Aethopyga linaraborae
Grey-hooded Sunbird
Aethopyga primigenia
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