Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni) - HBW 13, p. 305
French: Souimanga de Bolton
German: Mindanaonektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Bolton
Other common names: Mount Apo Sunbird
Taxonomy: Aethopyga boltoni Mearns, 1905, Mount Apo, 6250 feet [c. 1900 m], Mindanao, Philippines.
Forms a superspecies with A. linaraborae. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- malindangensis Rand & Rabor, 1957 - Mt Malindang, in W Mindanao (S Philippines).
- boltoni Mearns, 1905 - Mt Kitanglad, Mt McKinley and Mt Apo, and presumably Mt Pasian, in C Mindanao.
- tibolii Kennedy et al., 1997 - Mt Busa and Mt Matutum, and presumably MtParker and L Sebu, in S Mindanao.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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one eating bird Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines (ssp malindangensis)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 May 2009 2 years ago 5 sec 1
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