Iridescence of green tailed sunbird male

The green-tailed sunbird or Nepal yellow-backed sunbird is a species of bird found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, stretching eastwards into parts of Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. In southeast Szechwan and Yunnan, it lives in open mountain woods with moss-covered trees, from 1825 to 3350 meters elevation.

Food thought to be small arthropods and nectar. Forages singly and in small, loose groups; often in canopy, but also at lower levels. Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Uncommon in NW & NC India but common in NE; widespread and common in Nepal; common in Bhutan; locally common in Myanmar above 1800 m. Widely distributed within suitable habitats throughout its large range, green-tailed sunbird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.