Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis(Hodgson, BH, 1836)
English (US) Green-tailed Sunbird
The Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) 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 nipalensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-tailed Sunbird
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi
- Aethopyga nipalensis nipalensis
- Aethopyga nipalensis koelzi
- Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae
- Aethopyga nipalensis karenensis
- Aethopyga nipalensis angkanensis
- Aethopyga nipalensis australis
- Aethopyga nipalensis blanci
- Aethopyga nipalensis ezrai
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris nipalensis
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1836)
- Type locality
- Nepal ; restricted to Chandragiri Pass, central Nepal, by Ripley, 1961, Synopsis Birds India Pakistan, p. 588.
- Original description
- The India Review and Journal of Foreign Science and the Arts 1 p.273
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Magnificent Sunbird
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