Fire-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
11.50 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand.

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 (20)...)

Fire-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda) [XC328301]
by Thet Zaw Naing from Tambon Mae Sao, Amphoe Mae Ai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai, Thailand (call)

Fire-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda) [XC374725]
by Frank Lambert from en route Bomdila, India (call, alarm(?) or may be courtship(?))

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies exultans, described from southern China (Salween Divide, in western Yunnan), considered inseparable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ignicauda (Hodgson, 1837) - Northern and north-eastern India (from Rajaji National Park and Garhwal eastern in Himalayas to Arunachal Pradesh, also Meghalaya east to Nagaland and south to Manipur and Chittagongs), Nepal, Bhutan, north-eastern Bangladesh (Sylhet), southern China (southern Xizang, and western Sichuan south to central Yunnan) and northern Myanmar.
flavescens Baker, ECS, 1921 - North-eastern India (Lushai Hills, in eastern Mizoram) and adjacent western Myanmar (Chin Hills).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Fire-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda) - 10 files

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