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Crimson Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja (Raffles, TS 1822)

The crimson sunbird is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding the young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. It has also been unofficially announced as Singapore’s national bird by the Nature Society Singapore. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Aethopyga
Scientific:
  Aethopyga siparaja


Original description

Citation:
  (Raffles, TS 1822)

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London (1), 13 p.299

Protonym:
  Certhia siparaja

Type locality:
  Sumatra.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755045


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EC22F3AA71EC2F48

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EC22F3AA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EC22F3AA


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558466

Geographic range:

  • Aethopyga siparaja siparaja: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent offshore islands
  • Aethopyga siparaja trangensis: peninsular Thailand, northern Malay Peninsula, and adjacent Myanmar
  • Aethopyga siparaja nicobarica: Nicobar Islands
  • Aethopyga siparaja heliogona: Java
  • Aethopyga siparaja natunae: North Natuna Islands
  • Aethopyga siparaja seheriae: Nepal to Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southwestern China, and northwestern Thailand
  • Aethopyga siparaja labecula: eastern Himalayas (Bhutan to Arundal Pradesh, Assam, and Bangladesh)
  • Aethopyga siparaja owstoni: southern China (Naochow Island off Luichow Peninsula)
  • Aethopyga siparaja tonkinensis: southern China (southeastern Yunnan) and northeastern Vietnam
  • Aethopyga siparaja mangini: southeastern Thailand to central and southern Indochina
  • Aethopyga siparaja insularis: Phu Quoc Island (off far southern Cambodia)
  • Aethopyga siparaja cara: southern Myanmar, Thailand, and Mergui Archipelago
  • Aethopyga siparaja flavostriata: northern Sulawesi
  • Aethopyga siparaja beccarii: central, southeastern, and southern Sulawesi, including Buton, Muna and Kabaena islands (off southeast)
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English:
Crimson Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga escarlata
Czech:
strdimil karmínovoprsý
Danish:
Karminsolfugl
German:
Karmesinnektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Siparaja
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Siparaja
Finnish:
karmiinimedestäjä
French:
Souimanga siparaja
Croatian:
grimizni medosas
Hungarian:
skarlát nektármadár
Icelandic:
Meistarafugl
Italian:
Nettarinia cremisi comune
Japanese (romaji):
kigoshitaiyouchou
Japanese:
キゴシタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Geltonnugarė smailiauodegė nektarinukė
Dutch:
Geelrughoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karminsolfugl
Norwegian:
Karminsolfugl
Polish:
kwiatownik szkarłatny
Portuguese:
nectarínia-carmim
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-carmesim
Russian:
Рубиновая нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka siparadža
Swedish:
karmosinsolfågel
Ukrainian:
Сіпарая червона
Chinese:
黄腰太阳鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
東方黃腰太陽鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Aethopyga [siparaja or magnifica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bengali: সিঁদুরে মৌটুসি
Catalan: suimanga escarlata
Czech: strdimil karmínovoprsý
Danish: Karminsolfugl
German: Karmesinnektarvogel
English: Crimson Sunbird, Yellow-backed sunbird, Yellow-rumped sunbird
English, HBW: Crimson Sunbird
English (IOC): Crimson Sunbird
English (United States): Crimson Sunbird
Spanish: Suimanga Siparaja
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Siparaja
Spanish (HBW): Crimson Sunbird
Estonian: karmiin-nektarilind
Finnish: karmiinimedestäjä
French: Souimanga siparaja, Souimanga siparaja (siparaja)
Croatian: grimizni medosas
Hungarian: skarlát nektármadár
Indonesian: Burung-madu Sepah-raja, Burungmadu Sepah-raja
Icelandic: Meistarafugl
Italian: Nettarinia cremisi comune
Japanese (romaji): ki-goshi taiyō-chō, kigoshitaiyouchou
Japanese: キゴシタイヨウチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 黄腰太陽鳥
Scientific: Aethopyga siparaja, Aethopyga siparaja siparaja, Certhia Siparaja
Lithuanian: Geltonnugarė smailiauodegė nektarinukė
Mongolian: дарам шар тольт шувуухай
Malay: Burung Kelicap Sepah Raja
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): дарам шар тольт шувуухай
Nepali: सिपराजा बु·ेचरा
Dutch: Geelrughoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karminsolfugl
Norwegian: Karminsolfugl
Polish: kwiatownik szkarłatny
Pinyin: huáng-yāo tàiyáng-niǎo
Portuguese: nectarínia-carmim
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-carmesim
Russian: Желтоспинная острохвостая нектарница, Рубиновая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka siparadža
Swedish: karmosinsolfågel, Scharlakansolfågel
Thai: นกกินปลีคอแดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kin-plii kʰoaa-daeeŋ
Turkish: Siparaya nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Сіпарая червона
Vietnamese: Chim Hút mật đỏ, Hút mật đỏ
Chinese: 黄腰太阳鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 東方黃腰太陽鳥, 黃腰太陽鳥

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