Magnificent Sunbird
Aethopyga magnificaSharpe, RB, 1878
English (US) Magnificent Sunbird
The Magnificent Sunbird (Aethopyga magnifica) 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.
Range: Philippines (Cebu, Negros, Panay, Sibuyan, and Tablas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aethopyga magnifica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Magnificent Sunbird
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1878
- Type locality
- Negros.
- Original description
- Nature 45 p.297
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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