Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) [XC653642]
by Paul Lenrum\u00e9 from St. Paul's Subterranean national park, Palawan, Philippines (song)
Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) [XC891447]
by Greg Irving from Napsan Road, Palawan, MIMAROPA, Philippines (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Aethopyga shelleyi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) and Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella) following Mann (2002).
Forms a superspecies with Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella), previously treated as conspecific. It has been suggested that Elegant Sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei) may be part of this superspecies.