Elegant Sunbird
Aethopyga duyvenbodei
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The elegant sunbird is a large, up to 12 cm long, Australasian sunbird in the genus Aethopyga. The male has an iridescent blue-green crown, shoulder patch and uppertail coverts, yellow bar across lower back, red ear coverts, olive back, yellow throat, red neck collar and yellow below. The female has a yellowish olive upperparts, scaly crown and yellow underparts.
The elegant sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei) is a large, up to 12 cm long, Australasian sunbird in the genus Aethopyga. The male has an iridescent blue-green crown, shoulder patch and uppertail coverts, yellow bar across lower back, red ear coverts, olive back, yellow throat, red neck collar and yellow below. The female has a yellowish olive upperparts, scaly crown and yellow underparts.
The scientific name commemorates Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (1804–1878), Dutch trader of naturalia on Ternate.
An Indonesian endemic, the elegant sunbird is distributed to the island of Sangihe, north of Sulawesi. It is found and locally common in the forests and plantations near Mount Sahendaruman in southern Sangihe.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the elegant sunbird is evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Aethopyga
- Conservation status
- Endangered
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird) endangered?
- The IUCN Red List places Aethopyga duyvenbodei, commonly known as the Elegant Sunbird, in the «Endangered» category. «Endangered» means it faces a very high risk of disappearing in the wild.
- Where does Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird) live?
- Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird) is found in Indonesia.
- What family does Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird) belong to?
- Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird) belongs to the family Nectariniidae, in the order Passeriformes.
- What colour is Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird)?
- The plumage of Aethopyga duyvenbodei (Elegant Sunbird) combines these colours: Blue, Yellow, and Red.
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