Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
The Mrs. Gould's Sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) 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 gouldiae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Aethopyga gouldiae gouldiae
- Aethopyga gouldiae isolata
- Aethopyga gouldiae dabryii
- Aethopyga gouldiae annamensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris gouldiae
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Himalayas ; restricted to Simla- Almora district by Ticehurst and Whistler, 1924, Ibis, p. 471.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.4 p.44
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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