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- Aethopyga mystacalis
Identification
Distribution
Endemic to Java.
Taxonomy
Recently split from Aethopyga temminckii (Temminck's Sunbird) which is found in south-western Thailand, the Malaysian peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra. When together, these two were known as Scarlet Sunbird.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1