Moreau's Sunbird (Cinnyris moreaui)

Other Scientific Names
Cinnyris moreaui

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1933)

Habitat
Montane forest. From 1,300 - 1,850 m, occasionally up to 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB).

Mountains of eastern Tanzania.

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 NT
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Nectar.

Voice
Usual chirps and chips of double-collared sunbird species.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (46)...)

Moreau's Sunbird (Cinnyris moreaui) [XC125116]
by Louis A. Hansen from Ndundulu, Udzungwa Mts, Iringa Region, Tanzania (song)

Moreau's Sunbird (Cinnyris moreaui) [XC514500]
by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (call)

Nest
Small domed purse made from leaves or dry grasses and silk from an insect's nest, with an entrance hole near the top, suspended from bracken, a shrub or tree at varying heights.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei) and Moreau's Sunbird (Cinnyris moreaui) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include moreaui as a subspecies of Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei).

May form a superspecies with Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris mediocris) and Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei). Former suspicion that this species may be a hybrid between those two is not borne out by recent DNA analyses, which strongly indicate its validity as a full species and suggest that it is sister to Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei).

Similar Species
Greater Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris afer) and Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris mediocris) have greater extent of red on breast, lack bright yellow on sides of breast.

References
See References.

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