Grey-hooded sunbird

Grey-hooded sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species: A. primigenia
Binomial name
Aethopyga primigenia
(Hachisuka, 1941)
Synonyms

Aethopyga primigenius (lapsus)

The grey-hooded sunbird (Aethopyga primigenia) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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