Gurney's Sugarbird
Promerops gurneyiVerreaux, JP, 1871
English (US) Gurney's Sugarbird
The Gurney's Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi) 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 Promeropidae (Sugarbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Promerops gurneyi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Gurney's Sugarbird
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1871
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Promerops gurneyi ardens
- Promerops gurneyi gurneyi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1871
- Type locality
- Natal, South Africa.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871, pt.1 p.135 pl.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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