Green-tailed sunbird | |
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A. nipalensis nipalensis, male (♂) | |
A. nipalensis angkanensis, female (♀) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Aethopyga |
Species: | A. nipalensis |
Binomial name | |
Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) | |
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