Sunbirds

Green-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga nipalensis

The Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) is a 6.9 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

6.9 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in India, Bhutan, Thailand, Nepal, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos.

Where to see it: Pelela (Bhutan); Dochula · Royal Botanical Park (Bhutan); Dochula Pass (Bhutan); Yongkhola camp (Bhutan); Mount Victoria (Myanmar).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist