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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Dusky Sunbird* |
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Cinnyris fuscus |
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Description (10)
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Dusky Sunbird
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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.
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) [XC301802]
by Alan Collett from Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) [XC346708]
by Peter Boesman from Erongo Wilderness Lodge, Namibia (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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Dusky Sunbird see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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