Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters :: Green-tailed Sunbird

Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis

Described by: Hodgson (1836)
Alternate common name(s): Nepal Sunbird, Nepal Yellow-backed Sunbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Biksthang, Sikkim, India - Dec 7, 2004 © Sudhir Shivaram  Biksthang, Sikkim, India - Dec 7, 2004 © Sudhir Shivaram  Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - 2003 © Paul Huang  Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - 2003 © Paul Huang 
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Range

(1) W. Himalayas of n. India (Kashmir).
(2) C. Nepal and Sikkim.
(3) E. Himalayas of ne. India (s. Assam), se. Tibet, sw. China, ne. Burma and n. Vietnam.
(4) W. Burma.
(5) Se. Burma.
(6) N. Thailand.
(7) S. peninsular Thailand.
(8) N. Laos.
(9) S. Vietnam (Annam, Chu Lang Sin, s. Dak Lak Province).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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