Green-tailed sunbird
| Green-tailed sunbird | |
|---|---|
| |
| A. nipalensis nipalensis, male (♂) | |
| |
| A. nipalensis angkanensis, female (♀) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Aethopyga |
| Species: | A. nipalensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
| |
The green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of
Nectariniidae
.
It is found in Nepal and the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, stretching eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia.
Its natural
montane forests
. In southeast Szechwan and Yunnan, it lives in open mountain woods with moss-covered trees, from 1825 to 3350 meters elevation.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
Media related to Aethopyga nipalensis at Wikimedia Commons
