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title: "Green-tailed Sunbird"
description: "Aethopyga nipalensis — Uccelli. The green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/green-tailed-sunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green-tailed Sunbird

> Aethopyga nipalensis — Uccelli. The green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

- Scientific name: *Aethopyga nipalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 1132
- Wikidata: [Q3238764](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3238764)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13417](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13417)

## Names

- en: Green-tailed Sunbird
- de: Grünschwanznektarvogel
- es: Suimanga Coliverde
- fr: Souimanga à queue verte
- nl: Groenstaarthoningzuiger
- pl: Kwiatownik zielonosterny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (416), TH (237), BT (110), NP (98), CN (39), MM (19), VN (15)

## Summary

The green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.
It is found in Nepal and the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, stretching eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In southeast Szechwan and Yunnan, it lives in open mountain woods with moss-covered trees, from 1825 to 3350 meters elevation.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-tailed_sunbird

## Photo

![Green-tailed Sunbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-tailed-sunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223305513

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/green-tailed-sunbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).