Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regius)

Other Scientific Names
Cinnyris regius

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1893)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,500 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

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 (25)...)

Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regius) [XC71438]
by Josh Engel from Kibira Forest NP (Teza), Burundi (song)

Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regius) [XC839668]
by Brendan Sloan from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Probably closely related to Rockefeller's Sunbird (Cinnyris rockefelleri).

Proposed subspecies kivuensis (from Kivu Volcanoes, in DRCongo) considered indistinguishable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

regius (Reichenow, 1893) - Eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda, western Rwanda and western Burundi.
anderseni Williams, JG, 1950 - Western Tanzania.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regius) - 10 files

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