Species of Thailand
Mrs. gould's sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, 1831
(In Thai: นกกินปลีหางยาวคอสีฟ้า)
Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) is a sunbird bird species native to forests and shrublands from the southern foothills of the Himalayas to Southeast Asia. Because of its large range, it has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004.
Nicholas Vigors first described the species in 1831, honoring bird artist Elizabeth Gould with both its common and scientific name.
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Category / Seasonal Status
Wiki listed status (concerning Thai population): Winter visitor
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Non-breeding visitor
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Nectariniidae
- Genus
- Aethopyga
- Species
- Aethopyga gouldiae
Common names
- Thai: นกกินปลีหางยาวคอสีฟ้า
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Ang Khang
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lang
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Phu Kha National Park
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Huai Nam Dang National Park
- Khun Chae National Park
- Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai
- Mae Fa Luang District, Chiang Rai
- Mae Wong National Park
- Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai
- Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pha Daeng National Park
- Phu Chi Fa Forest Park
- Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary