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Photo by andywegus
Hong Kong, March 2004

Aethopyga christinae

Distribution

Photo by Neil
Female
Hong Kong, China, January 2006

Asia: found in China, and Vietnam

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• A. c. latouchii:

• South-eastern China (eastern Sichuan, southern Hunan, Guandong, Fujian) to northern Vietnam

• A. c. christinae :

• Hainan Island (southern China)

• A. c. sokolovi:

• South Vietnam

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Recording by china guy, NE Sichuan, China, April 2012
Background calls include - Chinese Hwamei, Brown-flanked Bush Warbler, Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler, Rufous-capped Babbler and Collared Finchbill

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Fork-tailed Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fork-tailed_Sunbird

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