Fraser's Sunbird
Deleornis fraseri(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1843)
English (US) Fraser's Sunbird
The Fraser's Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri) 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
- Deleornis fraseri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Deleornis fraseri idius
- Deleornis fraseri cameroonensis
- Deleornis fraseri fraseri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anthreptes fraseri
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1843)
- Type locality
- with text Fernando Po.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology. New Series n.s., pt9 pl.52,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-headed Sunbird
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Bocage's Sunbird
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Purple-breasted Sunbird
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Tacazze Sunbird
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Bronze Sunbird
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Malachite Sunbird
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