Aethopyga


Aethopyga is a genus of birds in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. Species in this genus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of China. Many species such as the grey-hooded sunbird, Apo sunbird, metallic-winged sunbird, handsome sunbird, and Lina's sunbird are endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

The genus Aethopyga was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The name combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with pugē meaning "rump". The type species was designated as the crimson sunbird by George Robert Gray in 1855.

Species

The genus contains 21 species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Grey-hooded sunbirdAethopyga primigeniaPhilippines.
Apo sunbirdAethopyga boltoniPhilippines
Tboli sunbirdAethopyga tiboliisouthern Mindanao in the Philippines
Lina's sunbirdAethopyga linaraboraeMindanao in the Philippines
Flaming sunbirdAethopyga flagransnorthern Philippines.
Maroon-naped sunbirdAethopyga guimarasensisPhilippines.
Metallic-winged sunbirdAethopyga pulcherrimaPhilippines.
Elegant sunbirdAethopyga duyvenbodeiIndonesia
Lovely sunbirdAethopyga shelleyiPhilippines.
Handsome sunbirdAethopyga bellaPhilippines.
Mrs. Gould's sunbirdAethopyga gouldiaeBangladesh, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, India, Vietnam and Southern China.
Green-tailed sunbirdAethopyga nipalensisIndian subcontinent, stretching eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia.
White-flanked sunbirdAethopyga eximiaIndonesia.
Fork-tailed sunbirdAethopyga christinaeChina, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.
Black-throated sunbirdAethopyga saturataBangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
Crimson sunbirdAethopyga siparajaIndia, through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to Indonesia and Brunei.
Magnificent sunbirdAethopyga magnificaNegros Island, Panay, Cebu, Tablas Island and Romblon.
Vigors's sunbirdAethopyga vigorsiiWestern Ghats of India.
Javan sunbirdAethopyga mystacalisJava and Bali, Indonesia.
Temminck's sunbirdAethopyga temminckiiBorneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, and south west Thailand
Fire-tailed sunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaBangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet.