Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda (Hodgson, 1836)
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Fire-tailed Sunbird, Aethopyga ignicauda, is a sunbird of the Himalayas in the Oriental Region. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae and was described by Hodgson in 1836. Its breeding range is in the Himalayan part of the region. The species is recorded from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet. It uses temperate forest and moist montane forest in subtropical or tropical areas. Breeding takes place in rhododendron shrub, and both parents feed the young.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Himalayas
