Javan sunbird | |
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At Java, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Nectariniidae |
Genus: | Aethopyga |
Species: | A. mystacalis |
Binomial name | |
Aethopyga mystacalis (Temminck, 1822) | |
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