Aethopyga nipalensis  (Hodgson, 1836)

Green-tailed Sunbird

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species: nipalensis

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• Common names: Green-tailed Sunbird
• Thai names: นกกินปลีหางยาวเขียว
• Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
  Aethopyga nipalensis nipalensis: W Nepal to ne India (Darjiling) and Sikkim
  Aethopyga nipalensis koelzi: Himalayas (Bhutan to ne Myanmar, sw China and nw Tonkin)
  Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi: W Himalayas (Garhwal to w Nepal)
  Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae: W Myanmar (Chin Hills)
  Aethopyga nipalensis karenensis: SE Myanmar (Karen Hills)
  Aethopyga nipalensis australis: High mts. of s peninsular Thailand south of Isthmus of Kra
  Aethopyga nipalensis blanci: High mts. of Laos
  Aethopyga nipalensis ezrai: High mts. of s Vietnam
  Aethopyga nipalensis angkanensis: High mts. of n Thailand (Doi Ang Ka)
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
• Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon N.P.)
• Additional notes: 

Image locations

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Images of Aethopyga nipalensis from Thailand.

Green-tailed sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) Doi Inthanon N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2016

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References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 03 August 2020.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Aethopyga nipalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22718081A94565721. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718081A94565721.en. Downloaded on 03 August 2020.​​
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​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.