Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Collared Sunbird
The Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) 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
- Hedydipna collaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Collared Sunbird
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Hedydipna collaris subcollaris
- Hedydipna collaris hypodila
- Hedydipna collaris somereni
- Hedydipna collaris djamdjamensis
- Hedydipna collaris garguensis
- Hedydipna collaris elachior
- Hedydipna collaris zambesiana
- Hedydipna collaris zuluensis
- Hedydipna collaris collaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cinnyris collaris
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Gamtoos [Cape Province] .
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 31 p.502
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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