Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus)

Other Names (World)
Long-billed Sunbird, Long-billed Green Sunbird, Madagascar Sunbird, Madagascar Green Sunbird, Violet-breasted Sunbird, Violet-green Sunbird, Noted Sunbird, Malagasy Green Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte.

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 (23)...)

Malagasy Green Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus) [XC295119]
by Ross Gallardy from Antsirabe, Antsirabe I, Antananarivo, Madagascar (call)

Malagasy Green Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus) [XC162026]
by Daniel Lane from Andasibe, Perinet, Toamasina, Madagascar (call)

Subspecies
No obvious close relative, but has been thought perhaps to form a superspecies with Pemba Sunbird (Cinnyris pembae). Recent mitochondrial DNA studies indicate that it is close to Red-chested Sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus), Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti), Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) and Bronze Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis). These results furthermore point to an African origin via the Comoro Is, colonists spreading from there to Madagascar.

Proposed subspecies nesophilus (from Grand Comoro) is treated as a synonym of moebii.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

moebii Reichenow, 1887 - Grand Comoro, in western Comoro Is. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grand Comoro Sunbird (Cinnyris moebii).
voeltzkowi Reichenow, 1905 - Moh�li, in western Comoros. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Moheli Sunbird (Cinnyris voeltzkowi).
notatus (M�ller, 1776) - Madagascar.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus) - 10 files

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