Species profile
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are Himalayas to s Vietnam.
- Scientific name
- Aethopyga nipalensis
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Aethopyga
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Green-tailed Sunbird in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Nectariniidae
- Abbott's Sunbird (Cinnyris abbotti)
- Amani Sunbird (Hedydipna pallidigaster)
- Amethyst Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
- Anchieta's Sunbird (Anthreptes anchietae)
- Anjouan Sunbird (Cinnyris comorensis)
- Apo Sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni)
- Apricot-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris buettikoferi)
- Arabian Sunbird (Cinnyris hellmayri)