Biology:Fire-tailed sunbird

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Short description: Species of bird

Fire-tailed sunbird
Fire-tailed-Sunbird East Sikkim India 12.05.2014.jpg
Male (♂) of the subspecies ignicauda from Sikkim, India
Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda ignicauda) female Phulchowki.jpg
Female, Mount Phulchowki, Nepal
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species:
A. ignicauda
Binomial name
Aethopyga ignicauda
(Hodgson, 1836)

The fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda) is a species of sunbird in the family Nectariniidae.

It is found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Himalayas, and also in some adjoining regions in Southeast Asia. The species occurs in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India , Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Males reach a length of 15 cm. including their long tail; females are about two-thirds that length. They live in conifer forests at altitudes up to 4,000 meters, descending into the valleys during the cold season. They eat insects, and also nectar. Both parents take part in feeding the young.[2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Aethopyga ignicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22718100A131982762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718100A131982762.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718100/131982762. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Felix, Dr. Jiri. "Animals of Asia". London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1983.

Wikidata ☰ Q2471281 entry