Summary ²

The Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Monotypic, Palawan. ³

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Rackk67, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/LOVELY_SUNBIRD.jpg
2. Adapted by Carmelo López Abad from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethopyga_shelleyi
3. (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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