Violet-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris chalcomelasReichenow, A, 1905
English (US) Violet-breasted Sunbird
The Violet-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris chalcomelas) 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: savanna of southern Somalia and eastern KenyaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris chalcomelas
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Violet-breasted Sunbird
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1905
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1905
- Type locality
- Kismaju, southern Somaliland.
- Original description
- Die Vögel Afrikas 3 pt2 p.482
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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