• Source: Aethopyga

Aethopyga is a genus of birds in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. Species in this genus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of China. Many species such as the grey-hooded sunbird, Apo sunbird, metallic-winged sunbird, handsome sunbird, and Lina's sunbird are endemic to the Philippines.




Taxonomy


The genus Aethopyga was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The name combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with pugē meaning "rump". The type species was designated as the crimson sunbird by George Robert Gray in 1855.




= Species

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The genus contains 20 species:




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Burung-madu sepah-raja
• Burung-madu ekor-merah
• Burung-madu gunung
• Burung-madu jawa
• Burung-madu sangihe
• Gunung Ceremai
• Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango
• Gunung Salak
• Daftar tumbuhan dan satwa dilindungi di Indonesia
• Danau Taman Hidup
• Crimson sunbird
• Aethopyga
• Sunbird
• Apo sunbird
• Tboli sunbird
• Lovely sunbird
• Fork-tailed sunbird
• Grey-hooded sunbird
• Green-tailed sunbird
• Metallic-winged sunbird