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Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei) and Moreau's Sunbird (Cinnyris moreaui) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include moreaui as a subspecies of Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei).

May form a superspecies with Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris mediocris) and Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei). Former suspicion that this species may be a hybrid between those two is not borne out by recent DNA analyses, which strongly indicate its validity as a full species and suggest that it is sister to Loveridge's Sunbird (Cinnyris loveridgei).

Similar Species
Greater Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris afer) and Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris mediocris) have greater extent of red on breast, lack bright yellow on sides of breast.


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