Sahul Sunbird
Cinnyris frenatus(Müller, S, 1843)
English (US) Sahul Sunbird
The Sahul Sunbird (Cinnyris frenatus) 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 frenatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Sahul Sunbird
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris frenatus plateni
- Cinnyris frenatus robustirostris
- Cinnyris frenatus frenatus
- Cinnyris frenatus flavigastra
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia frenata
- Described by
- (Müller, S, 1843)
- Type locality
- west coast of New Guinea; restricted to Lobo, Triton Bay, by Mathews, 1927, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 733.
- Original description
- Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen, Zoologie Land-Volk. p.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ornate Sunbird
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Garden Sunbird
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Palawan Sunbird
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South Moluccan Sunbird
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Flores Sea Sunbird
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