Red-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni)

Other Names (World)
Red-tufted Sunbird, Red-tufted Malachite Sunbird, Scarlet-tufted Sunbird, Scarlet-tufted Malachite Sunbird, Long-tailed Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Shelley, 1885

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland, subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,900 - 4,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, 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 (12)...)

Scarlet-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni) [XC840590]
by David C. Moyer from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (call)

Scarlet-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni) [XC336842]
by David C. Moyer from TANZANIA: Njombe Region; Makete District, Mpanga-Kipengere Game Reserve, Tanzania (call, song)

Subspecies
Possibly forms a superspecies with Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa). Subspecies nyikensis formerly known as salvadorii, but latter name invalid, as preoccupied.

Proposed subspecies idia (described from Mt Kenya) treated as synonym of nominate.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

dartmouthi Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 - Eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda and western Rwanda.
itombwensis Prigogine, 1977 - Itombwe Mts (at 2350-3100 m), in eastern DRCongo.
johnstoni Shelley, 1885 - Highlands of central Kenya and northern Tanzania.
nyikensis Delacour, 1944 - Highlands in southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and northern Malawi.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni) - 10 files

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