Javan Sunbird
Aethopyga mystacalis(Temminck, CJ, 1822)
English (US) Javan Sunbird
The Javan Sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis) 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: submontane forest and edge of JavaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aethopyga mystacalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Javan Sunbird
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia mystacalis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1822)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.21, vol.4 pl.126
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Spiderhunters and Sunbirds
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Black-throated Sunbird
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Green-tailed Sunbird
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Lovely Sunbird
Aethopyga shelleyi
Temminck's Sunbird
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Vigors's Sunbird
Aethopyga vigorsii
Crimson Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja
Magnificent Sunbird
Aethopyga magnifica
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga christinae
Handsome Sunbird
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White-flanked Sunbird
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