Apo sunbird

The Apo sunbird (Aethopyga boltoni) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Apo sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species:
A. boltoni
Binomial name
Aethopyga boltoni
Mearns, 1905

Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest. The species is not yet threatened by habitat loss, and is common within its range, and it is listed as least concern despite its tiny range.

Taxonomy

The Apo sunbird was formally described in 1905 by the American ornithologist Edgar Alexander Mearns from specimens collected from Mount Apo on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. He coined the binomial name Aethopyga boltoni.[2]

Three subspecies are recognised:[3]

  • A. b. malindangensis Rand & Rabor, 1957 – west Mindanao
  • A. b. boltoni Mearns, 1905 – east-central, east Mindanao
  • A. b. tibolii Kennedy, RS, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997 – south Mindanao

References
  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Aethopyga boltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22718059A179061446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22718059A179061446.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Mearns, Robert (1905). "Descriptions of a new genus and eleven new species of Philippine birds". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 18: 1–8 [4–5].
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 July 2021.


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