Oustalet's Sunbird
Cinnyris oustaleti(Bocage, JVB, 1878)
English (US) Oustalet's Sunbird
The Oustalet's Sunbird (Cinnyris oustaleti) 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 oustaleti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oustalet's Sunbird
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris oustaleti oustaleti
- Cinnyris oustaleti rhodesiae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nectarinia oustaleti
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1878)
- Type locality
- Caconda, Huila, Angola.
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 6 p.254
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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