Grey Sunbird
Cyanomitra veroxii(Smith, A, 1832)
English (US) Gray Sunbird
UK name: Grey Sunbird
The Grey Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii) 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 veroxii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Sunbird
- English (UK)
- Grey Sunbird
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cyanomitra veroxii fischeri
- Cyanomitra veroxii zanzibarica
- Cyanomitra veroxii veroxii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris veroxii
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1832)
- Type locality
- Cafferland [= eastern Cape Province, fide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 702] .
- Original description
- South African Quarterly Journal vol.1, no.5 p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Cyanomitra verticalis
Bannerman's Sunbird
Cyanomitra bannermani
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
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Cameroon Sunbird
Cyanomitra oritis
Blue-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Grey-headed Sunbird
Deleornis axillaris
Fraser's Sunbird
Deleornis fraseri
Giant Sunbird
Dreptes thomensis
Bocage's Sunbird
Nectarinia bocagii
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
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