page_title: List of birds of the Philippines
section_title: Sunbirds and spiderhunters
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of the Philippines / Sunbirds and spiderhunters
caption_attribution_description: Aethopyga bella English: Handsome Sunbird, endemic to the Philippines
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 724 species, of which 227 are endemic, five have been introduced by humans. Of these, 98 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Philippines.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental: a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Philippines
  Endemic: a species endemic to the Philippines
  (I) Introduced: a species introduced to the Philippines as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nectariniidae
  The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.
  Brown-throated sunbird, Anthreptes malacensis
  Gray-throated sunbird, Anthreptes griseigularis
  Purple-throated sunbird, Leptocoma sperata (E)
  Copper-throated sunbird, Leptocoma calcostetha
  Olive-backed sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis
  Lovely sunbird, Aethopyga shelleyi (E)
  Magnificent sunbird, Aethopyga magnifica (E)
  Handsome sunbird, Aethopyga bella (E)
  Flaming sunbird, Aethopyga flagrans
  Maroon-naped sunbird, Aethopyga guimarasensis
  Metallic-winged sunbird, Aethopyga pulcherrima (E)
  Mountain sunbird, Aethopyga jefferyi (E)
  Bohol sunbird, Aethopyga decorosa (E)
  Lina's sunbird, Aethopyga linaraborae (E)
  Gray-hooded sunbird, Aethopyga primigenia (E)
  Apo sunbird, Aethopyga boltoni
  Tboli sunbird, Aethopyga tibolii (E)
  Orange-tufted spiderhunter, Arachnothera flammifera
  Pale spiderhunter, Arachnothera dilutior (E)
  Naked-faced spiderhunter, Arachnothera clarae (E)
caption: Handsome sunbird, Aethopyga bella
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