Green-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra rubescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Green-throated Sunbird
The Green-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra rubescens) 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 rubescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Chalcomitra rubescens crossensis
- Chalcomitra rubescens stangerii
- Chalcomitra rubescens rubescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris rubescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Kingdom of Congo and Cacongo.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 31 p.506
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Spiderhunters and Sunbirds
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird
Nectarinia johnstoni
Golden-winged Sunbird
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Buff-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra adelberti
Carmelite Sunbird
Chalcomitra fuliginosa
Amethyst Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter's Sunbird
Chalcomitra hunteri
Socotra Sunbird
Chalcomitra balfouri
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Tiny Sunbird
Cinnyris minullus
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