Fork-tailed sunbird
Species of bird
| Fork-tailed sunbird | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Aethopyga |
| Species: | A. christinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethopyga christinae R. Swinhoe, 1869 | |
The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869.
It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aethopyga christinae.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aethopyga christinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103810484A94566115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103810484A94566115.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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