White-flanked sunbird

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White-flanked sunbird
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Male
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species:
A. eximia
Binomial name
Aethopyga eximia
(Horsfield, 1821)

The white-flanked sunbird (Aethopyga eximia) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

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Taxonomy

The white-flanked sunbird was formally described by Thomas Horsfield in 1821.

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Aethopyga eximia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22718084A94565956. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718084A94565956.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.