Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius(Jardine, W, 1842)
English (US) Olive-bellied Sunbird
The Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius) 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 chloropygius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Described by
- (Jardine, W, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris chloropygius kempi
- Cinnyris chloropygius chloropygius
- Cinnyris chloropygius orphogaster
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia chloropygia
- Described by
- (Jardine, W, 1842)
- Type locality
- Niger River.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.1, vol.10 p.188
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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