Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) - HBW 13, p. 310
French: Souimanga de Christine
German: Hainannektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Christina
Taxonomy: Aethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869, Hainan Island, south China.
This species and A. eximia have in the past been placed together in a separate genus, Urodrepanis, but no evidence that they are particularly closely related. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- latouchii Slater, 1891 - SE China (E Sichuan E to Fujian, S to Guangxi and Guangdong), N Vietnam and C Laos.
- christinae Swinhoe, 1869 - Hainan I.
- sokolovi Stepanyan, 1985 - S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male forages honey from flowers Locality Tai Po Kau, Tai Po, Hong Kong (Monotypic species)
Vicky Cheng 1 March 2011 2 years ago 1 min 44 sec 4.5 -
Female forages honey flowers. Locality Tai Po Kau, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Vicky Cheng 7 March 2011 2 years ago 1 min 6 sec 4.3 -
male calling in canopy, in the Tam Dao fog Locality Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam (ssp latouchii)
Martin Kennewell 29 March 2013 7 weeks ago 40 sec 3
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Perched
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 20 March 2007 1 year ago 4.2 -
Perched
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 20 March 2007 1 year ago 4.2 -
Mother feeding ..
Locality Hong Kong
wilsondring 21 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Perched on flower
Locality Aberdeen Country Park, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 30 January 2013 15 weeks ago 4 -
Perched
Locality Hong Kong
Martin Hale 20 March 2007 1 year ago 4 -
A male drinking nectar
Locality Hong Kong
LouisCheung 1 January 2007 3 years ago 4
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Actively call, with some Bulbuls around Locality Hong Kong
LouisCheung 3 years ago 3
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