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Fork-tailed sunbird

Aethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.2 g to 5.25 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)
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Quick facts about the fork-tailed sunbird

Weight
5.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fork-tailed sunbird live?

Not recorded

What is the fork-tailed sunbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869.

It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong.

From the Wikipedia article “Fork-tailed sunbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fork-tailed_sunbird&oldid=1358614925), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the fork-tailed sunbird endangered?

The fork-tailed sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the fork-tailed sunbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyNectariniidae
  6. genusAethopyga
  7. SpeciesAethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Hainan sunbirdEnglish
  • suimanga cuaforcatCatalan
  • strdimil vidloocasýCzech
  • Gaffelhalet SolfuglDanish
  • HainannektarvogelGerman
  • Gabelschwanz-NektarvogelGerman
  • forkvosta nektarinioEsperanto
  • Suimanga de ChristinaSpanish
  • haarapyrstömedestäjäFinnish
  • Souimanga de ChristinaFrench
  • hainanski medosasCroatian
  • hajnani nektármadárHungarian
  • Nettarinia codaforcutaItalian
  • エンビタイヨウチョウJapanese
  • 가위꼬리태양새Korean
  • 제비꼬리태양새Korean
  • hainaninė smailiauodegė nektarinukėLithuanian
  • VorkstaarthoningzuigerDutch
  • gaffelsolfuglNorwegian
  • kwiatownik widłosternyPolish
  • nectarínia-rabiforcadaPortuguese
  • beija-flor-de-cauda-forcadaPortuguese
  • Вилохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • Хайнаньская острохвостая нектарницаRussian
  • nektárovka vidlochvostáSlovak
  • Račvorepa sunčicaSerbian
  • saxstjärtad solfågelSwedish
  • Çatal Kuyruklu NektarkuşuTurkish
  • сіпарая гайнанськаUkrainian
  • 叉尾太阳鸟Chinese
  • 叉尾太陽鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the fork-tailed sunbird

Other species in the same genus Aethopyga.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the fork-tailed sunbird?

An adult fork-tailed sunbird weighs 5.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fork-tailed sunbird endangered?

The fork-tailed sunbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the fork-tailed sunbird?

The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) belongs to the family Nectariniidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{fork_tailed_sunbird_2026,
  title = {Fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fork-tailed-sunbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}