Lovely sunbird

The lovely sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) is a bird species in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Lovely sunbird
in Palawan, Philippines

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species:
A. shelleyi
Binomial name
Aethopyga shelleyi
Sharpe, 1876

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Aethopyga shelleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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