Mrs Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyNectariniidae (Sunbirds and Spiderhunters)
- GenusAethopyga (Red Sunbirds and Allies)
- SpeciesAethopyga gouldiae (Mrs Gould's Sunbird)
About the Mrs Gould's Sunbird
Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) is a sunbird species native to forests and shrublands from the southern foothills of the Himalayas to Southeast Asia. Mrs. Gould's sunbird was formally described in 1831 as Cinnyris gouldiae by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Vigors based on a specimen that John Gould had received from India. The specific epithet was chosen to honour the bird artist Elizabeth Gould who had drawn a plate of the bird for publication in the book A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. Vigors specified the type locality as the Himalayas but this was restricted to the Silma-Almora district (Almora to Shimla in India) by Claud Ticehurst and Hugh Whistler in 1924. Mrs. Gould's sunbird is now one of 21 species placed in the genus Aethopyga that was introduced in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis.
Four subspecies are recognised: A. g. gouldiae (Vigors, NA, 1831) – Himalayas (Sutlej Valley to Arunachal Pradesh and southeastern Tibet) A. g. isolata Baker, ECS, 1925 – southern Assam to Bangladesh and western Myanmar (Chin Hills)
A. g. dabryii (Verreaux, JP, 1867) – western China (Xinjiang to Sichuan and Yunnan) to Myanmar and northern Laos... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Mrs Gould's Sunbird in Khangchendzonga National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mrs Gould's Sunbird in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mrs Gould's Sunbird sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mrs Gould's Sunbird in Khangchendzonga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Mrs Gould's Sunbird in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.