Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) - HBW 13, p. 305
French: Souimanga de Hachisuka
German: Grauhauben-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Hachisuka
Other common names: Grey-headed/Hachisuka's Sunbird
Taxonomy: Philippinia primigenius Hachisuka, 1941, Galog, 4000 feet [c. 1220 m], Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines.
No obvious close relative. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- primigenia ( Hachisuka, 1941) - C Mindanao (Mt Kitanglad, Mt Apo, L Sebu, Mt Busa, Mt McKinley, Mt Lamut, Civolig, Daggayan), in S Philippines.
- diuatae Salomonsen, 1953 - Mt Hilong-Hilong, in NE Mindanao.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Front on view of agitated bird Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines
mark sutton 1 April 2005 3 years ago 8 sec 3
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