Mayotte Sunbird (Cinnyris coquerellii)

Other Names (World)
Mayotte Sunbird, Mayotte Buff-breasted Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub, 1860)

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

Range (Guide)

Comoros, Mayotte.

Mayotte and nearby islets, in south-eastern Comoros.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Mayotte Sunbird (Cinnyris coquerellii) [XC180153]
by Ross Gallardy from Bandr\u00e9l\u00e9, Mayotte, France (call, song)

Mayotte Sunbird (Cinnyris coquerellii) [XC403509]
by id from Mamoudzou, Mamoudzou, Comoros (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Thought to be part of the superspecies formed by Souimanga Sunbird (Cinnyris sovimanga), Humblot's Sunbird (Cinnyris humbloti) and Anjouan Sunbird (Cinnyris comorensis), but is quite distinct in plumage from all of these. Recent mitochondrial DNA work suggests that these, together with, Seychelles Sunbird (Cinnyris dussumieri) form a clade, and further suggestion is that this clade colonized Indian Ocean islands from continental Africa (at earliest 3.9 million years ago) initially through Comoros. The sister-group appears to contain Orange-tufted Sunbird (Cinnyris bouvieri), White-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) and Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus).

References
See References.

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