Friday, June 17, 2011

Aethopyga duyvenbodei sangihe Male Female

Aethopyga duyvenbodei Sangihe Male Female Aethopyga duyvenbodei sangihe Male Female Approximately 12 cm. Males: the top of the metallic green and blue; back yellowish olive;-tunggir yellow ribbon; yellow throat. Females: the top of the olive yellowish; tunggir yellowish; crown scaly; throat and yellow bottom.

voice description
Not documented, but may have a high-pitched voice and seductive songs such as other types of honey-bird.

habit
Alone, in pairs and sometimes in small groups. Usually observed joining together in search of birds eating group, especially with a honey-bird and bird peppers. Collecting insects from vegetation and cobwebs.
English name: Elegant Sunbird Aethopyga duyvenbodei
Name of Indonesia: Bird-honey Sangihe
Altitude: 000-900 m
Ekstralimital:
Regional Distribution: Sulawesi;
Endemic: Sulawesi (endemic to Indonesia)
IUCN Status: EN
Type Protected: Yes
CITES Status:
Bird Distribution Limited: Yes
Global Deployment: Endemic to Sangihe and Siau (small islands in northern Sulawesi).

Local spread:
Quite common in Sangihe. Inhabit mixed plantations around the patches of remaining forest; also patches of forests, forest edges and secondary growth are high. From the lowlands to an altitude of about 900 m. In Siau only known from a single specimen collected in the past century.

habitat:Forests, gardens

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