Maroon-naped Sunbird
Aethopyga guimarasensis(Steere, JB, 1890)
English (US) Maroon-naped Sunbird
The Maroon-naped Sunbird (Aethopyga guimarasensis) 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 guimarasensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Maroon-naped Sunbird
- Described by
- (Steere, JB, 1890)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aethopyga guimarasensis guimarasensis
- Aethopyga guimarasensis daphoenonota
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris guimarasensis
- Described by
- (Steere, JB, 1890)
- Type locality
- Guimaras.
- Original description
- A list of the birds and mammals collected by the Steere Expedition to the Philippines, with localities, and with brief preliminary descriptions of supposed new species p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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