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Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi)
Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi (Blyth, E 1843)
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Aethopyga
Scientific:
Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Aethopyga
Scientific:
Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi
Original description
Citation:
(Blyth, E 1843)
Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
12, pt.2, no.143 p.975-976
Protonym:
Cinnyris horsfieldi
Type locality:
Himalayas [= Mussoorie, whence came the type, vide Shelley, 1878, Monog. Nectariniidae, p. 33].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123810#page/491/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0F195D7BC4016196
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F195D7B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F195D7B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921869
Geographic range:
- Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi: western Himalayas (Garhwal to western Nepal)
Source: Clements checklist
Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi)
French:
Souimanga à queue verte (horsfieldi)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi) ( Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi) |
| Avilist 2025: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aethopyga nipalensis [nipalensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Green-tailed Sunbird (horsfieldi)
French: Souimanga à queue verte (horsfieldi), Souimanga à queue verte (horsfieldii)
Scientific: Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi, Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldii, Cinnyris horsfielai, Cinnyris Horsfieldi, Nectarinia horsfieldi
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