Oustalet's Sunbird (Cinnyris oustaleti)

Other Names (World)
Oustalet's Sunbird, Oustalet's White-bellied Sunbird (oustaleti), Angola Sunbird (oustaleti), Angola White-bellied Sunbird (oustaleti), Caconda White-bellied Sunbird (oustaleti), Zambian Sunbird (rhodesiae)

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Barboza du Bocage, 1878)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Malawi, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia.

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 (more (1)...)

Oustalet's Sunbird (Cinnyris oustaleti) [XC694110]
by id from Open Miombo - way to Kanjonde, Angola (call)

Oustalet's Sunbird (Cinnyris oustaleti) [XC694109]
by Ken Behrens from Open Miombo - way to Kanjonde, Angola (call)

Subspecies
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Forms a superspecies with White-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) and both have sometimes been considered to be part of a superspecies that also includes Orange-tufted Sunbird (Cinnyris bouvieri), Palestine Sunbird (Cinnyris osea) and Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

oustaleti (Barboza du Bocage, 1878) - West-central Angola.
rhodesiae Benson, 1955 - North-eastern Zambia and western and south-western Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Oustalets Sunbird (Cinnyris oustaleti) - 10 files

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