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Green-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga nipalensis
Family
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
grtsun1, GTSU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilySunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
SpeciesAethopyga nipalensis
Codesgrtsun1, GTSU
Identification

The Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) is a member of the Sunbirds and Spiderhunters family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grtsun1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Gray-headed Sunbird
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Anthreptes reichenowi
Anchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes anchietae
Plain Sunbird
Anthreptes simplex
Green-tailed Sunbird photo
(c) Mikael Bauer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mikael Bauer

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Aethopyga nipalensis

Family: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: grtsun1