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Cinnyris Talatala, Nes, Roodekrans, B
''Cinnyris'' is a genus of sunbirds. Its members are sometimes included in ''Nectarinia''. They are generally known as double-collared sunbirds because the fringe of their bib usually includes a band of contrastingly coloured feathers. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. Taxonomy The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. The type species was designated as "''Certhia splendida'' Shaw" by George Robert Gray in 1855. This taxon is a junior synonym of ''Certhia coccinigaster'' described by John Latham in 1801. This is now the splendid sunbird. The name ''Cinnyris'' is from the Ancient Greek κιννυρις (''kinnyris''), an unknown small bird mentioned by Hesychius of Alexandria Hesychi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendid Sunbird
The splendid sunbird (''Cinnyris coccinigastrus'') is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Their flight is fast and direct on short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. The splendid sunbird breeds in west and central tropical Africa. One or two eggs are laid in an oval suspended nest in a tree. It is a seasonal bird migration, migrant within its range. Splendid sunbirds are 15 cm long, and have medium-long thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding. The adult male is mainly glossy purple, with a dark green back and wing bar, and a crimson breast patch. The female is greenish-brown above and yellowish below. This species is a common breeder in wet savannah and woodland with oil palms, ''Elaeis guineensis''. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive-bellied Sunbird
The olive-bellied sunbird (''Cinnyris chloropygius'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widely spread across African tropical rainforest. Description The olive-bellied sunbird is a small species, and very similar to the tiny sunbird (''Cinnyris minullus'') in appearance. The adult male has a metallic green head, back and throat, dark brown wings, a metallic blue rump and a black tail with a purplish-blue sheen. It has a narrow blue breast band above a wider scarlet breast patch, lemon-yellow and an olive belly. It differs from the slightly smaller tiny sunbird in having a larger beak and no blue bars among the red breast plumage. The adult female has an olive-brown head and upper parts, dark brown wings and dark brown tail. The underparts are olive washed with yellow, and are yellower and less streaked than the tiny sunbird. Ecology The olive-bellied sunbird moves about singly or in pairs, or sometimes in groups of about six birds. It forages in the lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris Reichenowi Preussi) Male
The northern double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris reichenowi''), is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda. Description The northern double-collared sunbird is a medium-sized species. The adult male's head and back is a metallic green that has a steely-blue sheen in some lights. The rump is greyish-brown, the uppertail coverts metallic purple and the tail black, glossed blue. The main flight feathers are dark brown. There is a narrow purple collar beneath the metallic green throat, above a scarlet breast and pale brown belly. There are pale yellow that are not always visible. The eye is black or dark brown, and the beak and legs are black. The adult female is more drab with upper parts dark olive green and a dark brown tail. The underparts are greyish-olive, the belly being tinged with yellow. The juvenile is simil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird
Ludwig's double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris ludovicensis'') or the montane double-collared sunbird, is a small passerine bird which breeds in forested mountains above in western Angola as well as the Nyika Plateau of northern Malawi and northeastern Zambia. This bird is sometimes considered to be con-specific with the greater double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris afer''). It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Nectarinia''. Description The sunbird is a medium-size species. The adult male has a glossy, metallic green head, throat upper breast and back with a golden sheen. The upper-tail coverts are metallic blue and the tail black glossed with blue. The throat and upper breast are metallic green, the lower breast scarlet and the rest of the underparts are dark olive. When displaying, yellow feather tufts are visible on the shoulders. As with other sunbirds the bill is long and decurved. The eye is dark brown while the beak, legs and feet are black. The adult female has dark greyish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prigogine's Double-collared Sunbird
Prigogine's sunbird or Prigogine's double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris prigoginei'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. Taxonomy It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the greater double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris afer''). Alternatively, it has been considered related to other members of the greater double-collared sunbird species complex, including Stuhlmann's sunbird (''Cinnyris stuhlmanni'') and montane double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris ludovicensis''), but it is now regarded as a full species. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the Marungu highlands of Tanganyika Province, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is montane forest. Conservation It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whyte’s Double-collared Sunbird
Whyte's double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris whytei'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It was considered a subspecies of Ludwig's double-collared sunbird. It is found in Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy In 1948 C.W. Benson described the subspecies ''C. afer whytei'' collected in the highlands of Nyassaland (Malawi). He named it after Mr Alexander Whyte who collected the first two specimens of the species in 1896. After reorganizations of this confusing complex of species it was later placed as a subspecies of ''Cinnyris ludovicensis'' and still later treated as a full species. In the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania a new subspecies (''C. w. skye'') was observed in 2000. Thereafter extensive research followed including molecular phylogenetic studies on the complex of African double collared sunbird taxa. The sunbirds found in the highlands of Zambia, Malawi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
The Rwenzori double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris stuhlmanni''), also called Stuhlmann's sunbird or the Rwanda double-collared sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in the Ruwenzori range of mountains in south central Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the greater double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris afer''). Some authors consider this bird to be part of a species complex with ''Cinnyris afer'', where it joins Ludwig's double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris ludovicensis'') and Prigogine's double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris prigoginei''). As with other closely related species, each inhabiting different locations, there are subtle similarities and differences between the local populations, and their taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neergaard's Sunbird
Neergaard's sunbird (''Cinnyris neergaardi'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest near the coast, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It is named after Paul Neergaard, a Danish recruiting officer for the Wenela agency, who was stationed in southern Mozambique. Description Neergaard's sunbird is a small species with a relatively short beak. The adult male has a metallic green head, back, and throat, black wings, a blue rump, and a brownish-black tail. It has yellow , a narrow blue collar, a scarlet lower breast, and a black belly. The adult female has a greyish-brown head and upper parts, an olive-brown rump, and a dark brown tail. There is a pale supercilium over the eye, and the underparts are pale greyish brown. The eyes in both sexes are dark brown, and the beak and legs are black. The juvenile resembles the female. Ecology Neergaard's sunbird feeds in the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
The southern double-collared sunbird or lesser double-collared sunbird (''Cinnyris chalybeus'') is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range. Habitat This sunbird is common in gardens, fynbos, forests and coastal scrub. The southern double-collared sunbird breeds from April to December, depending on region. The closed oval nest is constructed from grass, lichen and other plant material, bound together with spider webs. It has a side entrance which sometimes has a porch, and is lined with wool, plant down and feathers. Identification The southern double-collared sunbird is 12 cm long. The adult male has a glossy, metallic green head, throat, upper breast and back. It has a brilliant red band across the chest, separated from the green breast by a narrow metallic blue band. The rest of the underparts are whitish. When displaying, yellow feather tufts can be seen on the shoulders. As w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Double-collared Sunbird - Cinnyris Chalybeus (49088533437)
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Western Miombo Sunbird
The Western Miombo sunbird (''Cinnyris gertrudis'') is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in western Africa. References External links * Miombo double-collared sunbird Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Western Miombo sunbird Birds of Southern Africa Birds described in 1965 {{Nectariniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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