Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans Scientific name definitions
Robert Cheke, Clive Mann, Guy M. Kirwan, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 13, 2019
Text last updated March 13, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | suimanga flamíger |
| Dutch | Vuurborsthoningzuiger |
| English | Flaming Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Flaming Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga flamboyant |
| French (France) | Souimanga flamboyant |
| German | Feuerbrust-Nektarvogel |
| Japanese | ワキグロタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | gnistsolfugl |
| Polish | kwiatownik ognisty |
| Russian | Черногорлая нектарница |
| Slovak | nektárovka ohnivoprsá |
| Spanish | Suimanga Llameante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga llameante |
| Swedish | eldsolfågel |
| Turkish | Alevli Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сіпарая чорновола |
Aethopyga flagrans Oustalet, 1876
PROTONYM:
Aethopyga flagrans
Oustalet, 1876. L'institut Journal Des Academies et Sociétés Scientifiques De La France et de L'étranger, p.108.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lagune, Luzon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AETHOPYGA
- aethopyga / aethopygus
- flagrans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Until recently considered conspecific with A. guimarasensis, which see. Form decolor (from N Luzon), described in HBW as “possibly inseparable from nominate”, now synonymized; proposed race excellens (from Manitoe, in Albay district of SE Luzon) likewise synonymized. Monotypic.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Aethopyga flagrans decolor Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N Philippines (ne Luzon)
Aethopyga flagrans decolor Parkes, 1963
PROTONYM:
Aethopyga flagrans decolor
Parkes, 1963. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 83 (1), p.8.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape Engafio, northeasternmost Luzon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AETHOPYGA
- aethopyga / aethopygus
- flagrans
- decolor
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Aethopyga flagrans flagrans Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N Philippines (s Luzon and Catanduanes)
Aethopyga flagrans flagrans Oustalet, 1876
PROTONYM:
Aethopyga flagrans
Oustalet, 1876. L'institut Journal Des Academies et Sociétés Scientifiques De La France et de L'étranger, p.108.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lagune, Luzon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AETHOPYGA
- aethopyga / aethopygus
- flagrans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Distribution
Habitat
Movement
Diet and Foraging
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Breeding
Conservation Status
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Restricted-range species: confined to the Luzon EBA. Uncommon. This species is decidedly uncommon, and is very poorly known. Further study required. Occurs in Quezon National Park, on Luzon.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Flaming Sunbird
