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The Javan sunbird or scarlet sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Java and Bali , Indonesia . Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest .
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 .
Clockwise from top left: ruby-cheeked sunbird, collared sunbird, Loten's sunbird, little spiderhunter, fire-tailed sunbird, and malachite sunbird. Nectariniidae is a family of passerine birds in the superfamily Passeroidea, comprising the sunbirds and spiderhunters. [1] Members of Nectariniidae are also known as nectariniids. [2]
Indonesia has more endemic birds than any other country. Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil).
Javan blue flycatcher; Javan blue robin; Javan blue-banded kingfisher; Javan bush warbler; Javan flameback; Javan frogmouth; Javan green magpie; Javan kingfisher; Javan lapwing; Javan leafbird; Javan munia; Javan myna; Javan oriole; Javan owlet; Javan plover; Javan pond heron; Javan scimitar babbler; Javan sunbird; Javan whistling thrush; Javan ...
Species name Family Region Vernacular name Status Aethopyga duyvenbodei: Nectariniidae: Sangihe island: Elegant sunbird: EN Gracula robusta: Sturnidae: North Sumatra
It has been considered conspecific with Javan sunbird, Aethopyga mystacalis. The Temminck's sunbird is 10 cm (female) -12.5 cm (male) long. The longer-tailed male is mostly scarlet, except for a greyish belly, yellow and purple bands between the back and tail, and four purple bands on the head emanating from the beak.
Sunbird drinking nectar from typical bird-pollinated flower As nectar is a primary food source for sunbirds, they are important pollinators in African ecosystems. Sunbird-pollinated flowers are typically long, tubular, and red-to-orange in colour, showing convergent evolution with many hummingbird -pollinated flowers in the Americas. [ 10 ]