Pemba Sunbird (Cinnyris pembae) [XC633974]
by Louis A. Hansen from Pemba North, Ngezi Forest edge, Tanzania (call)
Pemba Sunbird (Cinnyris pembae) [XC696491]
by Kombo Hamadi (via Louis A. Hansen) from Maziwa Ngombe_eastern_Pemba_island, Tanzania (alarm call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Nectarinia pembae (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Pemba Sunbird (Cinnyris pembae) and Violet-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris chalcomelas) following Archer and Turner (1993).
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Forms a superspecies with Violet-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris chalcomelas), and often considered conspecific. Also, a possible relationship with Long-billed Sunbird (Cinnyris notatus) has been proposed.