Buff-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra adelberti(Gervais, FLP, 1834)
English (US) Buff-throated Sunbird
The Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Chalcomitra adelberti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buff-throated Sunbird
- Described by
- (Gervais, FLP, 1834)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chalcomitra adelberti adelberti
- Chalcomitra adelberti eboensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris adelberti
- Described by
- (Gervais, FLP, 1834)
- Type locality
- Senegal [?].
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 3(1833) cl.2 pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Golden-winged Sunbird
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Green-throated Sunbird
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Amethyst Sunbird
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Hunter's Sunbird
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Socotra Sunbird
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