Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
Cyanomitra cyanolaema(Jardine, W; Fraser, L, 1852)
English (US) Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
The Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema) 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
- Cyanomitra cyanolaema
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Fraser, L, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanomitra cyanolaema magnirostrata
- Cyanomitra cyanolaema cyanolaema
- Cyanomitra cyanolaema octaviae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- N[ectarinia] cyanolaemus
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Fraser, L, 1852)
- Type locality
- Clarence, Fernando Po.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology p.154
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Green-headed Sunbird
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Bannerman's Sunbird
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Cameroon Sunbird
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Blue-headed Sunbird
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Olive Sunbird
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Grey Sunbird
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Grey-headed Sunbird
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Fraser's Sunbird
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