Green-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)

Green-tailed Sunbird, Aethopyga nipalensis, is a bird of the Himalayas through to southern Vietnam in the Oriental Region. It belongs to the sunbird family, Nectariniidae, and was described by Hodgson in 1836. Its range includes Nepal and the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, extending east into Southeast Asia. It is associated with temperate forest and with moist montane forest in tropical or subtropical areas. In southeast Sichuan and Yunnan, it occurs in open mountain woodland with mossy trees, at elevations from 1825 to 3350 meters.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Nectariniidae — Sunbirds

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to s Vietnam