Fork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga christinaeSwinhoe, R, 1869
English (US) Fork-tailed Sunbird
The Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) 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 christinae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Fork-tailed Sunbird
- Described by
- Swinhoe, R, 1869
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aethopyga christinae latouchii
- Aethopyga christinae sokolovi
- Aethopyga christinae christinae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swinhoe, R, 1869
- Type locality
- Hainan.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.4, vol.4, no.24 p.436
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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