Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) [XC239409]
by Jelle Scharringa from Sabang, Palawan, Philippines (call)
Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) [XC798019]
by Greg Irving from Road to Barton, forest, Philippines (call)
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.