Metallic-winged sunbird
| Metallic-winged sunbird | |
|---|---|
| ssp. jefferyi | |
| ssp. pulcherrima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Aethopyga |
| Species: | A. pulcherrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethopyga pulcherrima Sharpe, 1876 | |
The metallic-winged sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima) 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. This species was formerly three species named the Luzon sunbird, Mindanao sunbird and Bohol sunbird but has since been lumped into a single species.