How big is a Grey-hooded Sunbird?

The Grey-hooded Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.

Where can you see a Grey-hooded Sunbird?

The Grey-hooded Sunbird is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Grey-hooded Sunbird?

The Grey-hooded Sunbird is most easily confused with the Handsome Sunbird, the Javan Sunbird and the Maroon-naped Sunbird.

Is the Grey-hooded Sunbird endangered?

The Grey-hooded Sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Grey-hooded Sunbird

Aethopyga primigenia

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) is a rare spiderhunters and sunbird found only in the Philippines, weighing about 7 g. The grey-hooded sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforest7 g

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Forest Botial-Jarvis · cc-by

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 3 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 4 — Photo: Rabor D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 5 — Photo: Rabor D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 6 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 7 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 8 — Photo: unknown · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 9 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grey-hooded Sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia), photo 10 — Photo: Rabor D.S. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Grey-hooded Sunbird

The grey-hooded sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the moist montane forests of Mindanao. It is one of the three montane Mindanao endemic sunbirds along with the Lina's sunbird and the Apo sunbird.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, August, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Grey-hooded Sunbird look like?: The grey-hooded sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
How big is a Grey-hooded Sunbird?: The Grey-hooded Sunbird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 7 g.
Where can you see a Grey-hooded Sunbird?: The Grey-hooded Sunbird is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Grey-hooded Sunbird?: The Grey-hooded Sunbird is most easily confused with the Handsome Sunbird, the Javan Sunbird and the Maroon-naped Sunbird.
Is the Grey-hooded Sunbird endangered?: The Grey-hooded Sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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