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.
Metallic-Winged Sunbird
METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD
Aethopyga pulcherrima
Family Nectariinidae
L 96mm (3 3/4")
endemic, common
Bird #243 - February 2010
This is a Philippine endemic. It is small, measuring only about 3 3/4" long. It has a metallic violet forehead, metallic green wings, olive green back and bright yellow breast with a small orange patch. Like other sunbirds, it flies around very quickly.
There is a proposal by Hosner, Nyári & Moyle to treat two the two races as separate species. The proposed names would be as follows:
Aethopyga (pulcherrima) jeffreyi Luzon Sunbird
Aethopyga (pulcherrima) decorosa Bohol Sunbird
Read MoreAethopyga pulcherrima
Family Nectariinidae
L 96mm (3 3/4")
endemic, common
Bird #243 - February 2010
This is a Philippine endemic. It is small, measuring only about 3 3/4" long. It has a metallic violet forehead, metallic green wings, olive green back and bright yellow breast with a small orange patch. Like other sunbirds, it flies around very quickly.
There is a proposal by Hosner, Nyári & Moyle to treat two the two races as separate species. The proposed names would be as follows:
Aethopyga (pulcherrima) jeffreyi Luzon Sunbird
Aethopyga (pulcherrima) decorosa Bohol Sunbird