Lina's sunbird

Lina's sunbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Aethopyga
Species: A. linaraborae
Binomial name
Aethopyga linaraborae
Kennedy, Gonzales & Miranda, 1997

The Lina's sunbird (Aethopyga linaraborae) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest above 1000 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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