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Ruby-cheeked sunbird
The ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis) is a species of sunbird in the family Nectariniidae.
| Ruby-cheeked sunbird | |
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| Male | |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Nectariniidae |
| Genus: | Chalcoparia Cabanis, 1850 |
| Species: | C. singalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcoparia singalensis (Gmelin, 1789) | |
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Distribution and habitat
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1]
Taxonomy
A number of subspecies are recognized:[2]
- C. s. singalensis (Gmelin, 1789) (the nominate subspecies)
- C. s. assamensis Kloss, 1930
- C. s. bantenensis (Hoogerwerf, 1967)
- C. s. borneana Kloss, 1921
- C. s. internota (Deignan, 1955)
- C. s. interposita Robinson & Kloss, 1921
- C. s. koratensis Kloss, 1918
- C. s. pallida Chasen, 1935
- C. s. panopsia Oberholser, 1912
- C. s. phoenicotis (Temminck, 1822)
- C. s. sumatrana Kloss, 1921
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Chalcoparia singalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717626A94542835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717626A94542835.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Oldstyle id: fc6e4f1ba1b29171dd0465a073b640ed". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.