Tours where you can spot this bird
No tours linked yet.
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869
Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
Fork-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga christinae is a passerine in the sunbird family, found across the Oriental Region from southern China to southern Vietnam. It was described by Swinhoe in 1869. Its range also includes Hong Kong, Laos and Vietnam. The species lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It has a decurved bill, and its forked tail gives it its name. The bird is also known from Hong Kong’s most widely used postal stamp.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae — Sunbirds
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: c China to s Vietnam
