Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris)

Other Names (World)
Flame-breasted Sunbird, Timor Sunbird, Sunda Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1825)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest and shrubland, subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Timor-Leste (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High pitched chirps and chatters: 'cheep, cheep, wheet' like that of Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris) [XC109485]
by Mike Nelson from Bukapiting, Alor Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Indonesia (call)

Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris) [XC121481]
by Frank Lambert from Flores, East of Labuanbajo, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Closely related to Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) and Apricot-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris buettikoferi). Described subspecies degener (from Flores) considered inseparable from nominate. Birds on Atauro I (between Wetar and Timor) of uncertain racial identity, provisionally placed in nominate. Moreover, plumage variation clinal, male dullest in west of range (Sumbawa and Flores), grading through central (Lomblen and Alor) and becoming brighter in eastern (Semau and Timor), and most richly coloured on Wetar, where female also brightest. Subspecies exquisitus rather poorly differentiated, could be considered to represent eastern end of cline, and species perhaps better treated monotypic.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

solaris (Temminck, 1825) - Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Lomblen, Alor, Atauro, Timor, Semau, Roti).
exquisitus Hartert, 1904 - Wetar I.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris) - 10 files

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