Aethopyga is a genus of birds in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. Species in this genus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of China. Many species such as the grey-hooded sunbird, Apo sunbird, Apo sunbird, Tboli sunbird, metallic-winged sunbird, handsome sunbird and Lina's sunbird are endemic to the Philippines.
The genus Aethopyga was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek aithos meaning "fire" or "burning heat" with pugē meaning "rump".[2] The type species was designated as the crimson sunbird by George Robert Gray in 1855.[3][4]
The genus contains 22 species:[5]
Aethopyga is a genus of birds in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. Species in this genus are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and parts of China. Many species such as the grey-hooded sunbird, Apo sunbird, Apo sunbird, Tboli sunbird, metallic-winged sunbird, handsome sunbird and Lina's sunbird are endemic to the Philippines.