Wildlifeof India
Green-tailed Sunbird
Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers & Leafbirds
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Aethopyga nipalensis
Basic stats
Diet
Omnivore (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest; in south-east Szechwan and Yunnan, open mountain woods with moss-covered trees at 1,825–3,350m
Range
Nepal and the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia
The green-tailed sunbird, or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird, is a sunbird found in Nepal and the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, stretching eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and in south-east Szechwan and Yunnan it lives in open mountain woods with moss-covered trees at 1,825–3,350 m (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant of forest and plantation and an omnivore, with a Moderate range of about 82,000 km² and an inconclusive long-term trend of about +17% (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Green-tailed Sunbird eat?
- Omnivore (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Green-tailed Sunbird live in?
- Temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest; in south-east Szechwan and Yunnan, open mountain woods with moss-covered trees at 1,825–3,350m
- Where is the Green-tailed Sunbird found?
- Nepal and the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia