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Male
Photo by Bobby6425
Cebu, Philippines
Aethopyga magnifica

Identification

Distribution

Endemic to the Philippines (Cebu, Negros, Panay, Sibuyan and Tablas).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Crimson Sunbird.

Habitat

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds on nectar, insects and spiders.

Flight

Like all sunbirds this species has a fast and direct flight with their short wings. They can hover like hummingbirds, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

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/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2013. IOC World Bird Names (version 3.5). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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