Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) - HBW 13, p. 306
French: Souimanga de Palawan
German: Goldkehl-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Filipino
Other common names: Palawan/Shelley’s(!) Sunbird
Taxonomy: Aethopyga shelleyi Sharpe, 1876, Palawan, Philippines.
Forms a superspecies with A. bella, previously treated as conspecific; has been suggested that A. duyvenbodei may be part of this superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Busuanga, Culion, Palawan and Balabac, in W Philippine Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male sitting in a tree singing Locality Sabang, Palawan, Philippines
Steve Blain 26 January 2012 1 year ago 33 sec 4.4 -
A male cleaning its bill and calling, then preening. Locality St. Pauls National Park, Palawan, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 30 April 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 3.7
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A male in a tree.
Locality Sabang, Palawan, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 24 February 2011 2 years ago 2.7
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A male calling. Locality St. Paul National Park, Palawan, Philippines
(Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 30 April 2007 19 weeks ago 4
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