Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regiusReichenow, A, 1893
English (US) Regal Sunbird
The Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regius) 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 regius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Regal Sunbird
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1893
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris regius regius
- Cinnyris regius anderseni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris regia
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1893
- Type locality
- amended to Ruwenzori by Schouteden, 1937, Rev. Zool. Bot. Africa, 30, p. 166.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 1 p.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
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Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird
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Northern Double-collared Sunbird
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Greater Double-collared Sunbird
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Rockefeller's Sunbird
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Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
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Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
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Forest Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris fuelleborni
Moreau's Sunbird
Cinnyris moreaui
Loveridge's Sunbird
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