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The garden sunbird is now one of 64 species placed in the genus Cinnyris that was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. [6] [7] The garden sunbird (under the name olive-backed sunbird) formerly included 21 subspecies and had a range that extended from Southeast Asia to Australia.
The exact delineation of sunbird species is somewhat contested and varies from authority to authority: the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognizes 146 species of sunbirds in 16 genera, [1] while other authorities recognise 143–147 species. [4] [5] The largest genera are Cinnyris and Aethopyga, with 53 and 23 species, respectively ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 743 species, of which 229 are endemic , five have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the ...
Where species, like the buff-throated sunbird, breed in the dry season, it is thought to be associated with the flowering of favoured food plants. Species of sunbird in the equatorial areas breed throughout the year. They are generally monogamous and often territorial, although a few species of sunbirds have lekking behaviour. [8]
Philippines. Red-throated sunbird: Anthreptes rhodolaemus: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Mangrove sunbird: Anthreptes gabonicus: Senegal to northwestern Angola. Western violet-backed sunbird: Anthreptes longuemarei: sub-Saharan Africa Eastern violet-backed sunbird: Anthreptes orientalis ...
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 .
The grey-throated sunbird (Anthreptes griseigularis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in a wide range of semi-open wooded habitats in the northern and eastern part of the Philippines .
Lina's sunbird (Aethopyga linaraborae) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae It is endemic to mountains in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.It is one of the most striking sunbirds in the country with the male having an iridescent blue color and an orange spot on its yellow breast.