Birds of the Philippines
Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.
Lovely Sunbird
LOVELY SUNBIRD
Aethopyga shelleyi
Nectariniidae Family
endemic, locally common
L 91 tp 105 mm (3 1/2 to 4 1/4")
Bird #200 - June 2009
We heard this bird before we saw it. It was just singing away under a big Casia tree in Sabang. The sun was high overhead its such a tiny bird. But what a beauty, it is well named.
Read MoreAethopyga shelleyi
Nectariniidae Family
endemic, locally common
L 91 tp 105 mm (3 1/2 to 4 1/4")
Bird #200 - June 2009
We heard this bird before we saw it. It was just singing away under a big Casia tree in Sabang. The sun was high overhead its such a tiny bird. But what a beauty, it is well named.
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LOVELY SUNBIRD, male Aethopyga shelleyi Sabang, Palawan
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