Promerops siparaja
Date 1838
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Promerops siparaja
New Latin name Aethopyga mystacalis
Common name Nederlands: Scharlaken honingzuiger
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Aethopyga mystacalis - Javan sunbird, scarlet sunbird

The Javan sunbird or scarlet sunbird (Aethopyga mystacalis), is a delightful bird species found in the family Nectariniidae. The Javan sunbird is endemic to the islands of Java and Bali, Indonesia. It thrives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests as well as subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. While both sexes of the Javan sunbirds resemble the Crimson Sunbird, there’s a key distinction. The Javan sunbird boasts a bright white belly and sides, setting it apart from its crimson counterpart.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species: Aethopyga mystacalis (Temminck, 1822)