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).

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) [XC616109]
by Frank Lambert from Ulot River, Paranas, Samar National Park, Eastern Visayas, 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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