Gorgeous Sunbird
Cinnyris melanogastrus(Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
English (US) Gorgeous Sunbird
The Gorgeous Sunbird (Cinnyris melanogastrus) 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: western, central, and southern Kenya and TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris melanogastrus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gorgeous Sunbird
- Described by
- (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia melanogastra
- Described by
- (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
- Type locality
- Nguruman, Natron Lake.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 32, no.165 p.181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
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Cinnyris moreaui
Loveridge's Sunbird
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Beautiful Sunbird
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Marico Sunbird
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Shelley's Sunbird
Cinnyris shelleyi
Congo Sunbird
Cinnyris congensis
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Black-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris nectarinioides
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
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