Avibase: Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae (Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae))

Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae)

Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae Rippon, G 1904

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Aethopyga
Scientific:
  Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae

Original description

Citation:
Rippon, G 1904

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 14 p.83

Protonym:
Aethopyga victoriae

Type locality:
Mt. Victoria, Chin Hills.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/571/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B6B05FA610F1ACE1

Avibase ID:
avibase-B6B05FA6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B6B05FA6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921873

Geographic range:

Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae: western Myanmar (Chin Hills)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae)
French:
Souimanga à queue verte (victoriae)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-tailed Sunbird (victoriae) ( Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae)
Avilist 2025: Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aethopyga nipalensis victoriae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Aethopyga nipalensis [nipalensis]

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