Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Sunbird, White-vented Sunbird, Namaqua Sunbird

Family
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)

Habitat
Arid savanna, acacia thickets and Karoo scrub.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A 'chrrrr-chrrrr'. A short, warbling song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) [XC395372]
by Hans Matheve from Onseepkans, Northern Cape, South Africa (song)

Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) [XC664212]
by Dawie de Swardt from Makana Local Municipality (near Glen Ambrose), Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
Has been thought to form a superspecies with Copper Sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

inclusus (Clancey, 1970) - Coastal south-western Angola (Benguela, and Namibe south to R Cunene).
fuscus (Vieillot, 1819) - Namibia, western and central South Africa and southern Botswana.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) - 10 files

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