Birds of the Philippines
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Handsome Sunbird
HANDSOME SUNBIRD
Aethopyga bella
Family Nectariniidae
Bird # 290 - January 2011
This is a bird that really lives up to its name! It is beautifully colored. We were able to fully appreciate its colors because it stayed on the flowering plant for a long time. We saw it on two different plants. On the second day, it was on a low tree that was covered in small white flowers. That tree was a bonanza for us -- there were 10 different kinds of birds on it!
This species was split from the Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi found in Balabac, Busuanga, Culion, and Palawan.
The other races are:
rubrinota - Lubang
flavipectus - northern Luzon
minuta - central and southern Luzaon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Polillo
bella - Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Siargao
arolasi - Jolo, Tawi-tawi
bonita - Cebu, Mabate, Negros, Panay, Ticao
Read MoreAethopyga bella
Family Nectariniidae
Bird # 290 - January 2011
This is a bird that really lives up to its name! It is beautifully colored. We were able to fully appreciate its colors because it stayed on the flowering plant for a long time. We saw it on two different plants. On the second day, it was on a low tree that was covered in small white flowers. That tree was a bonanza for us -- there were 10 different kinds of birds on it!
This species was split from the Lovely Sunbird Aethopyga shelleyi found in Balabac, Busuanga, Culion, and Palawan.
The other races are:
rubrinota - Lubang
flavipectus - northern Luzon
minuta - central and southern Luzaon, Marinduque, Mindoro, Polillo
bella - Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Siargao
arolasi - Jolo, Tawi-tawi
bonita - Cebu, Mabate, Negros, Panay, Ticao
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HANDSOME SUNBIRD, female Aethopyga bella PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
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