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Aethopyga jefferyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Aethopyga jefferyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)
Name authority
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Nectariniidae
Genus
Aethopyga
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyNectariniidae Vigors, 1825
  11. genusAethopyga Cabanis, 1850
  12. speciesAethopyga jefferyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Aethopyga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda (Hodgson, 1836)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrima Sharpe, 1876NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aethopyga primigenia (Hachisuka, 1941)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elegant SunbirdAethopyga duyvenbodei (Schlegel, 1871)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoni Mearns, 1905NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aethopyga guimarasensis (Steere, 1890)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aethopyga bella Tweeddale, 1877NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyi Sharpe, 1876NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aethopyga temminckii (S. Muller, 1843)NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Aethopyga tibolii Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraborae Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997NectariniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 134 records assigned to Nectariniidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916476 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:65CBB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.