Palawan Sunbird
Cinnyris aurora(Tweeddale, A, 1878)
English (US) Palawan Sunbird
The Palawan Sunbird (Cinnyris aurora) 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: varied lowland habitats in Palawan and satellite islands; also Cuyo Archipelago and Cagayan group in Sulu Sea (all in southwestern Philippines)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris aurora
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Palawan Sunbird
- Described by
- (Tweeddale, A, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyrtostomus aurora
- Described by
- (Tweeddale, A, 1878)
- Type locality
- Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878, pt.3 p.620
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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