Javan sunbird

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

The Javan sunbird or scarlet sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Java and Bali, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Aethopyga mystacalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103804351A94566823. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103804351A94566823.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.