Green-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga nipalensis

Least Concern

The Green-tailed Sunbird is a sunbird or spiderhunter of South and Southeast Asian forests, gardens, and woodland. It uses a slender curved bill to take nectar from flowers while also eating insects and spiders, and it is an important pollinator in forest, woodland, gardens, and montane vegetation.

Family

Nectariniidae

Group

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Range

Green-tailed Sunbird Range — Resident or seasonal range in South and Southeast Asian forests, gardens, and woodland

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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