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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Regal Sunbird* |
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Cinnyris regius |
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Description (10)
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Regal Sunbird
© mindenpictures.com
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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.
Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.
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) [XC524374]
by Andr\u00e1s Schmidt from Mgahinga National Park, Kisoro, Uganda (song)
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
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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