Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Greater Double-collared Sunbird
The Greater Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris afer) 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.
Range: eastern and southern South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris afer
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Double-collared Sunbird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia afra
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.186
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Spiderhunters and Sunbirds
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Neergaard's Sunbird
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Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris stuhlmanni
Prigogine's Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris prigoginei
Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris ludovicensis
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
Rockefeller's Sunbird
Cinnyris rockefelleri
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris mediocris
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris usambaricus
Forest Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris fuelleborni
Moreau's Sunbird
Cinnyris moreaui
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