Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 7 g

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 1 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 2 — Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 3 — Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 4 — Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 5 — Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 6 — Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 7 — Photo: Siddarth Machado · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 8 — Photo: Dan Vickers · CC BY 4.0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 9 — Photo: Toby Holman · CC0

Green-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis), photo 10 — Photo: Toby Holman · CC0

About the Green-tailed Sunbird

The green-tailed sunbird or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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Where the Green-tailed Sunbird lives

Regular range

India Bhutan Thailand Nepal China Vietnam Myanmar (Burma) Laos

When to see the Green-tailed Sunbird

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Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataThe black-throated sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinaeThe fork-tailed sunbird is a bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiaeMrs.

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