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− | [[Image:Green-tailed_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''angkanensis''<br />Photo by {{user|REMO|REMO}}<br /> [[Doi Inthanon National Park]], [[Thailand]]]] | + | [[Image:Green-tailed_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, subspecies ''A. n. angkanensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|REMO|REMO}}<br /> [[Doi Inthanon National Park]], [[Thailand]]]] |
;[[:Category:Aethopyga|Aethopyga]] nipalensis | ;[[:Category:Aethopyga|Aethopyga]] nipalensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:green-tailed_sunbird_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''A. n. horsfieldii''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Ranikhet, Alt. 6500 ft., Forest-edge, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 15 November 2019]] | ||
Male 14–15 cm; female 10 cm | Male 14–15 cm; female 10 cm | ||
*Long curved bill | *Long curved bill | ||
*Long tail | *Long tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[File:Green-tailed_Sunbird_Juvenile-Molting_JBPXL.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. n. angkanensis''<br />Juvenile molting into adult plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|jbpixels|jbpixels}}<br />[[Doi Inthanon National Park]], [[Thailand]]<br /> January 2020]] | ||
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], eastern and western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], eastern and western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> | ||
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:Green-tailed Sunbird f .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''A. n. koelzi''<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />[[Bhutan]], April 2010]] | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Green-tailed-Sunbird-2- Male -Singling -West-Sikkim -2014.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, subspecies ''nipalensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|Santanu+Manna|Santanu Manna}}<br />Sikkim, [[India]], May 2014]] | ||
There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. n. horsfieldii'': | *''A. n. horsfieldii'': | ||
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:*Western [[Nepal]] to north-eastern [[India]] (Darjiling) and Sikkim | :*Western [[Nepal]] to north-eastern [[India]] (Darjiling) and Sikkim | ||
*''A. n. koelzi'': | *''A. n. koelzi'': | ||
− | :*[[Himalayas]] ([[Bhutan]] to north-eastern [[ | + | :*[[Himalayas]] ([[Bhutan]] to north-eastern [[Myanmar]], south-western [[China]] and north-western Tonkin) |
*''A. n. victoriae'': | *''A. n. victoriae'': | ||
− | :*Western [[ | + | :*Western [[Myanmar]] (Chin Hills) |
*''A. n. karenensis'': | *''A. n. karenensis'': | ||
− | :*South-eastern [[ | + | :*South-eastern [[Myanmar]] (Karen Hills) |
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*''A. n. australis'': | *''A. n. australis'': | ||
− | :*High mountains of southern | + | :*High mountains of southern peninsular [[Thailand]] south of Isthmus of Kra |
*''A. n. blanci'': | *''A. n. blanci'': | ||
:*High mountains of [[Laos]] | :*High mountains of [[Laos]] | ||
*''A. n. ezrai'': | *''A. n. ezrai'': | ||
:*High mountains of southern [[Vietnam]] | :*High mountains of southern [[Vietnam]] | ||
+ | *''A. n. angkanensis'': the only subspecies to have the scarlet breast band | ||
+ | :*High mountains of northern [[Thailand]] (Doi Ang Ka) | ||
+ | :*''Doi Ang Ka is the former name for Doi Inthanon.'' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Cloud Forest, and secondary growth. Observed at heights between 1500m and 2000m. | Cloud Forest, and secondary growth. Observed at heights between 1500m and 2000m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet appears to consist of nectar and small arthropods. | Their diet appears to consist of nectar and small arthropods. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/02BA43E4 ]. Retrieved 24 November 2021 |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | ||
− | # | + | #Cheke, R. and C. Mann (2020). Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grtsun1.01 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Aethopyga | + | {{GSearch|"Aethopyga nipalensis" {{!}} "Green-tailed Sunbird"}} |
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+ | {{VSearch|"Aethopyga nipalensis" {{!}} "Green-tailed Sunbird"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aethopyga]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Aethopyga]][[Category:Videos]] |
Latest revision as of 15:20, 7 June 2023
- Aethopyga nipalensis
Identification
Male 14–15 cm; female 10 cm
- Long curved bill
- Long tail
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, eastern and western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- A. n. horsfieldii:
- A. n. nipalensis:
- A. n. koelzi:
- A. n. victoriae:
- Western Myanmar (Chin Hills)
- A. n. karenensis:
- South-eastern Myanmar (Karen Hills)
- A. n. australis:
- High mountains of southern peninsular Thailand south of Isthmus of Kra
- A. n. blanci:
- High mountains of Laos
- A. n. ezrai:
- High mountains of southern Vietnam
- A. n. angkanensis: the only subspecies to have the scarlet breast band
- High mountains of northern Thailand (Doi Ang Ka)
- Doi Ang Ka is the former name for Doi Inthanon.
Habitat
Cloud Forest, and secondary growth. Observed at heights between 1500m and 2000m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet appears to consist of nectar and small arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/02BA43E4 ]. Retrieved 24 November 2021
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- Cheke, R. and C. Mann (2020). Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grtsun1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-tailed Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-tailed_Sunbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1