Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Southern Double-collared Sunbird
The Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) 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
- Cinnyris chalybeus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris chalybeus subalaris
- Cinnyris chalybeus chalybeus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia chalybea
- 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.
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Western Miombo Sunbird
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Northern Double-collared Sunbird
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Greater Double-collared Sunbird
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