Profile
In flight
Songbirds
Fork-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga christinae
- rare
- 55 km/h
- Least Concern
A jewel pinned to a hibiscus flower, no bigger than a thumb. Males trail two needle-thin tail feathers like a flicked brushstroke of scarlet and gold.
- Population
- common across range
- Habitat
- broadleaf forest, forest edge, parks and gardens across southern China, Hainan, Taiwan and northern Vietnam
- Diet
- nectar from tubular flowers, small insects and spiders
- Size
- 0.1 m
- Wingspan
- 0.13 m
