Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris mediocrisShelley, GE, 1885
English (US) Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
The Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris mediocris) 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: highlands of Kenya and northern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris mediocris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1885
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1885
- Type locality
- Kilimanjaro, 12,000 ft.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1885, pt.2 p.228
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Beautiful Sunbird
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Gorgeous Sunbird
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