Handsome Sunbird (Aethopyga bella)
About the Handsome Sunbird
The handsome sunbird (Aethopyga bella) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests. It has a high pitched voice and it sounds like "chik". It was formerly conspecific with the Lovely sunbird but is differentiated by its plain yellow breast versus the Lovely sunbirds red streaking. Six subspecies are recognised: A. b. flavipectus Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1894 – northern Philippines (northern Luzon) A. b. minuta Bourns, FS & Worcester, DC, 1894 – northern Philippines (central Luzon, Mindoro, Polillo, and Marinduque) A. b. rubrinota McGregor, RC, 1905 – northern Philippines (Lubang)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA · 10 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.