Aethopyga gouldiae  (Vigors, 1831)

Gould's Sunbird
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​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species: gouldiae
  • Common names: Gould's Sunbird, Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
  • Thai names: นกกินปลีหางยาวคอสีฟ้า 
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Aethopyga gouldiae gouldiae: Himalayas (Sutlej Valley to Arunachal Province and se Tibet)
    Aethopyga gouldiae isolata: S Assam to Bangladesh and nw Myanmar (Chin Hills)
    Aethopyga gouldiae dabryii: W China (Xinjiang to Sichuan and Yunnan) to Myanmar, n Laos
    Aethopyga gouldiae annamensis: S Laos (Bolavens Plateau) and s Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population stable. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Aethopyga gouldiae from Thailand.
Mrs. Gould's sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae.jpg
Mrs. Gould's sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae (Vigors, 1831) Doi Inthanon N.P. Chiang Mai, February 2016
References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 03 August 2020.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Aethopyga gouldiae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22718077A94565475. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718077A94565475.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.