Fork-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga christinae

The fork-tailed sunbird is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.
Fork-tailed Sunbird Not by any means the best photo, but in a high tree, back-lit and then gone. Aethopyga christinae,Bach Ma National Park,Fork-tailed sunbird,Phu Loc District

Habitat

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.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyNectariniidae
GenusAethopyga
SpeciesA. christinae
Photographed in
Vietnam