Family Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Least Concern
Maroon-naped Sunbird (Aethopyga guimarasensis)
Taxonomy
French: Souimanga de Steere German: Braunnacken-Nektarvogel Spanish: Suimanga de Guimarás
Taxonomy:
Cinnyris guimarasensis
Steere
, 1890,Guimaras
.
Subspecies and Distribution
A. g. guimarasensis
(Steere, 1890) – Panay and Guimaras, in WC Philippines.
A. g. daphoenonota
Parkes, 1963 – Negros, in SC Philippines.
Descriptive notes
9·5 cm. Male nominate race has forehead and crown purple-tinged metallic blue-green, hindcrown to mantle maroon-chestnut to blood-red/dark orange-red, back to rump olive-... read more
Voice
A high "tsweet", repeated.
Habitat
Forest and forest edge, also secondary growth; sea-level to c.1350 m.
Food and feeding
No information on diet; presumably takes nectar and some small aerthropods, and probably also some seeds. Forages singly and in pairs;... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Presumed resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Uncommon to rare. This species is very poorly known. There is an urgent need for fieldwork aimed at determining its true status.
Until recently considered conspecific with A. flagrans, but differs genetically#R and also in its more extensive (and rather more purplish) glossy part of crown, extending well behind (vs just in front of) eye to cover the cap rather than just the forehead (2); dull russet-maroon hindcrown to mantle (vs dull greenish-gold, continuous with rest of upperparts) (3); much brighter yellow belly (without dirty greyish tinge) with diffuse weak orange centre vs small distinct orange-red vertical belly patch (3). Two subspecies recognized.