Avibase: Aethopyga christinae (Fork-tailed Sunbird)

Fork-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga christinae Swinhoe, R 1869

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Tiantian Zhao 赵天天	2023-04-27	Xiamen, Fujian, Xiamen (China) (150 m)	call - [sono]	803101 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Tiantian Zhao 赵天天	2023-01-19	Fuzhou National Forest Park (near Fuzhou), Fujian, Fuzhou (China) (80 m)	call - [sono]	779706 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Penghui Lou	2025-12-07	Daqing Valley, Hangzhou (China) (280 m)	call - [sono]	1063261 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Ray Tsu 诸仁	2026-02-13	Bantianyun Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Shenzhen (China) (100 m)	call - [sono]	1082515 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird (Fork-tailed) - Aethopyga christinae latouchii/sokolovi	Kuan Chieh/?? (Chuck) Hung/?	2020-12-27	??--?????(Kinmen--Botanical Garden), Kinmen County, Taiwan, Kinmen islands (Taiwan)	- HPF@300Hz, Normalized	301947831 macaulaylibrary.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae christinae	Geoff Carey	2019-03-10	Jianfengling Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, Hainan (China) (950 m)	male, song - This is the song of the nominate form, which differs from recordings I've made of the taxon latouchii in HK (e.g. XC656112). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	656118 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	周哲(Zhou Zhe)	2019-12-21	Shenzhen, Guangdong, Guangdong (China) (130 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	537769 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Chi-Hsuan Shao	2022-12-30	Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Taiwan (Taiwan) (100 m)	call - [sono]	776114 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Geoff Carey	2017-12-22	Pak Sha O, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, Tai Po (Hong Kong) (70 m)	call - Foraging bird. Normalised, 8dB NR, 12dB HP 800Hz.	844303 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇	2026-02-22	Longheng Village, Chongzuo, Guangxi, Chongzuo (China) (170 m)	call - [sono]	1095755 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	周哲(Zhou Zhe)	2019-12-21	Shenzhen, Guangdong, Guangdong (China) (130 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	537766 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Ray Tsu 诸仁	2025-02-26	Xian Shan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Hangzhou (China) (480 m)	call, song - [sono]	978513 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Bram Piot	2024-01-27	Forest between Na Pe and Na Sao, Khamkeuth, Bolikhamsai, Khamkheuth (Laos) (1200 m)	call - [sono]	864404 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Geoff Carey	2019-12-08	Pak Sha O, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, Tai Po (Hong Kong) (70 m)	call - Foraging bird. Normalised, 8dB NR, 12dB HP 800Hz.	844308 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇	2026-02-22	Longheng Village, Chongzuo, Guangxi, Chongzuo (China) (170 m)	call - [sono]	1095754 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Tiantian Zhao 赵天天	2023-01-19	Fuzhou National Forest Park (near Fuzhou), Fujian, Fuzhou (China) (80 m)	call - [sono]	779707 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Oriental Stork	2022-07-26	, Guangxi Zhuang (China)	-	474539221 macaulaylibrary.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Wenyi Zhou	2025-11-08	, Zhejiang (China)	-	644855682 macaulaylibrary.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae christinae	ely what	2022-01-11	Bawang Ling, Hainan Sheng, Hainan (China) (700 m)	call, song - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	698158 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae	Brian Cox	11-3-2009	Tam Dao , Thai Nguyen (Vietnam) (1000 m)	call (A) -	40941 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird (Fork-tailed) - Aethopyga christinae latouchii/sokolovi	Kuan Chieh/?? (Chuck) Hung/?	2020-12-27	??--?????(Kinmen--Botanical Garden), Kinmen County, Taiwan, Kinmen islands (Taiwan)	- HPF@300Hz, Normalized	301947811 macaulaylibrary.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Tiantian Zhao 赵天天	2023-01-20	Fuzhou, Fujian, Fuzhou (China) (80 m)	call - [sono]	779587 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Bram Piot	2024-01-27	Ban Na Pe forest, Khamkeuth, Bolikhamsai, Khamkheuth (Laos) (750 m)	call - Calls by a male feeding in understory in forest	864731 xeno-canto.org
Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae latouchii	Geoff Carey	2017-11-27	Pak Sha O, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, Tai Po (Hong Kong) (70 m)	call - Three birds present. Normalised, 8dB NR, 12dB HP 800Hz.	844301 xeno-canto.org

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