Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima)

Other Names (World)
Metallic-winged Sunbird, Mountain Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
9.50 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1876

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima) [XC239296]
by Frank Lambert from PICOP, Bislig, Mindanao, Philippines (song)

Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima) [XC67544]
by David Edwards from Mindanao; Zamboanga, Pasonanca Watershed Reserve, Cabonegro, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
No obvious close relatives, but has been suggested that this species forms a superspecies with Elegant Sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei).

Proposed subspecies dubia (described from Dinagat) seems insufficiently distinct from nominate to be tenable.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

jefferyi Sharpe, 1876 - Northern and central Luzon, in northern Philippines. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Luzon Sunbird (Aethopyga jefferyi).
pulcherrima Sharpe, 1876 - Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao and Basilan.
decorosa (McGregor, 1907) - Bohol. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Bohol Sunbird (Aethopyga decorosa).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima) - 10 files

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