Elegant Sunbird
Aethopyga duyvenbodei
The Elegant Sunbird (Aethopyga duyvenbodei) is a legendary spiderhunters and sunbird found only in Indonesia, weighing about 6 g. The elegant sunbird is a large, up to 12 cm long, Australasian sunbird in the genus Aethopyga.
About the Elegant Sunbird
The elegant sunbird is a large, up to 12 cm long, Australasian sunbird in the genus Aethopyga. The male has an iridescent blue-green crown, shoulder patch and uppertail coverts, yellow bar across lower back, red ear coverts, olive back, yellow throat, red neck collar and yellow below. The female has a yellowish olive upperparts, scaly crown and yellow underparts.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: February, March, April, May, July, August, September, November, with peak activity in April. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- What does an Elegant Sunbird look like?
- The elegant sunbird is a large, up to 12 cm long, Australasian sunbird in the genus Aethopyga.
- How big is an Elegant Sunbird?
- The Elegant Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 6 g.
- Where can you see an Elegant Sunbird?
- The Elegant Sunbird is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to an Elegant Sunbird?
- The Elegant Sunbird is most easily confused with the Tboli Sunbird, the Apo Sunbird and the Lina's Sunbird.
- Is the Elegant Sunbird endangered?
- The Elegant Sunbird is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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