Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze(Stanley, ES, 1814)
English (US) Tacazze Sunbird
The Tacazze Sunbird (Nectarinia tacazze) 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
- Nectarinia tacazze
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tacazze Sunbird
- Described by
- (Stanley, ES, 1814)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nectarinia tacazze tacazze
- Nectarinia tacazze jacksoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia tacazze
- Described by
- (Stanley, ES, 1814)
- Type locality
- Abyssinia; probably from Tacazze River, northern Abyssinia, fide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 683.
- Original description
- A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810 (etc.) App.iv p.lviii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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