Green-tailed sunbird
The green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
| Green-tailed sunbird | |
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| A. nipalensis nipalensis, male (♂) | |
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| A. nipalensis angkanensis, female (♀) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Aethopyga |
| Species: | A. nipalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) | |
It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, stretching eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In southeast Szechwan and Yunnan, it lives in open mountain woods with moss-covered trees, from 1825 to 3350 meters elevation.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Aethopyga nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Birds of India. Grimmett, Inskipp, Inskipp (1999) Princeton
- Birds of China. RM De Schauensee (1984) Smithsonian
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