Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) [XC41083]
by Mike Nelson from Near Sabang, Palawan, Philippines (?)
Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) [XC67547]
by Arend Wassink from Palawan; St. Paul's Park, 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.