Fork-tailed Sunbird

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Taxobox
name = Fork-tailed Sunbird



image_caption = "Aethopyga christinae" male
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Nectariniidae
genus = "Aethopyga"
species = "A. christinae"
binomial = "Aethopyga christinae"
binomial_authority = Swinhoe, 1869
synonyms =
The Fork-tailed Sunbird ("Aethopyga christinae") is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/53043/all Aethopyga christinae] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.


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