Aethopyga tibolii Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997
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.
A male (left) and female (right)T'boli Sunbird. Photo by Allan Barredo.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Tboli sunbird (Aethopyga tibolii) is a species of bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the mountains of south Mindanao. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forest starting from 800 meters above sea level. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Apo sunbird.
Wikipedia contributors, Tboli sunbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:48:00.611531+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aethopyga tibolii Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997
- Name authority
- Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNectariniidae Vigors, 1825
- genusAethopyga Cabanis, 1850
- speciesAethopyga tibolii Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aethopyga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda (Hodgson, 1836) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Metallic-winged SunbirdAethopyga pulcherrima Sharpe, 1876 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aethopyga primigenia (Hachisuka, 1941) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elegant SunbirdAethopyga duyvenbodei (Schlegel, 1871) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Apo SunbirdAethopyga boltoni Mearns, 1905 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aethopyga guimarasensis (Steere, 1890) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aethopyga bella Tweeddale, 1877 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinae Swinhoe, 1869 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lovely SunbirdAethopyga shelleyi Sharpe, 1876 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aethopyga temminckii (S. Muller, 1843) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aethopyga jefferyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lina's SunbirdAethopyga linaraborae Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997 | NectariniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aethopyga boltoni tibolii Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997 Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916473 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.
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:65CD3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.