Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)  
Genus: Aethopyga (22 species)


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Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella)
Range: OR: Philippines (except Palawan group)
 



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Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni)
Range: OR: montane Mindanao (s Philippines)
 



Fork-tailed Sunbird
Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae latouchii) Male
Range: OR: c China to s Vietnam
Fuzhou Botanical Gardens, China  
 
Photograph by Alastair Rae (Flickr)     Copyright and usage info


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Bohol Sunbird (Aethopyga decorosa)
Range: OR: Bohol (sc Philippines)
 



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Elegant Sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei) Endangered
Range: AU: Sangihe (n of Sulawesi)
 



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White-flanked Sunbird (Aethopyga eximia)
Range: OR: montane Java
 



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Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans)
Range: OR: Luzon and Catanduanes (n Philippines)
 



Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Range: OR: Himalayas to s Vietnam
Royal Agricultural Station, Ang Khang, Chiang Mai, Thailand  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Maroon-naped Sunbird
Maroon-naped Sunbird (Aethopyga guimarasensis) Male
Range: OR: West Visayas (wc Philippines)
Philippines  
 
Photograph by Annie EspeƱa     Copyright and usage info


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Fire-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Range: OR: Himalayas
 



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Luzon Sunbird (Aethopyga jefferyi)
Range: OR: montane Luzon (n Philippines)
 



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Lina's Sunbird (Aethopyga linaraborae) Near Threatened
Range: OR: montane se Mindanao (s Philippines)
 



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Magnificent Sunbird (Aethopyga magnifica)
Range: OR: West Visayas (wc Philippines)
 



Javan Sunbird
Javan Sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis)
Range: OR: Java
Carita, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


Green-tailed Sunbird
Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
Range: OR: Himalayas to s Vietnam
Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia)
Range: OR: montane Mindanao (s Philippines)
 



Metallic-winged Sunbird
Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima)
Range: OR: East Visayas and Mindanao group (c, s Philippines)
Mt. Polis, Luzon, Philippines  
 
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-throated Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) Male
Range: OR: Himalayas to s Vietnam
Doi Inthanon National Park, Ban Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  Males around Vietnam are more colorful.
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info

Black-throated Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) Male
Range: OR: Himalayas to s Vietnam
Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

Black-throated Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) Female
Range: OR: Himalayas to s Vietnam
Doi Inthanon National Park, Ban Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi)
Range: OR: Palawan group (sw Philippines)
 



Crimson Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) Male
Range: OR, AU: widespread, also Sulawesi
Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore  
 
Photograph by Wokoti   © All Rights Reserved.

Crimson Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja) Female
Range: OR, AU: widespread, also Sulawesi
Borneo, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Bob Du   © All Rights Reserved.


Temminck's Sunbird
Temminck's Sunbird (Aethopyga temminckii) Male
Range: OR: montane Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Vigors's Sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii)
Range: OR: w peninsular India
 




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