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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
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METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD
<i>Aethopyga pulcherrima</i>
PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
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METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD Aethopyga pulcherrima PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur

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  • METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD
<i>Aethopyga pulcherrima</i>
PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
  • METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD, female
<i>Aethopyga pulcherrima</i>
PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
  • METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD, female
<i>Aethopyga pulcherrima</i>
PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
  • METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD, female
<i>Aethopyga pulcherrima</i>
PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
  • METALLIC-WINGED SUNBIRD
<i>Aethopyga pulcherrima</i>
PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur
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