Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia)

Other Scientific Names
Aethopyga primigenius [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Aethopyga primigenius [BirdLife International (2000)]

Other Names (World)
Grey-hooded Sunbird, Gray-hooded Sunbird, Grey-headed Sunbird, Gray-headed Sunbird, Hachisuka's Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
10.50 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hachisuka, 1941)

Habitat
Forest and forest edge. Above 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) [XC321114]
by id from Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park (near Malaybalay City), Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines (call)

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) [XC239224]
by Mike Nelson from Mount Kitanglad, Mindanao, Philippines (call, song)

Subspecies
No obvious close relative.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

primigenia (Hachisuka, 1941) - Central Mindanao (Mt Kitanglad, Mt Apo, L Sebu, Mt Busa, Mt McKinley, Mt Lamut, Civolig, Daggayan), in southern Philippines.
diuatae Salomonsen, 1953 - Mt Hilong-Hilong, in north-eastern Mindanao.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) - 10 files

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