The orange-breasted sunbird is a species of small, predominantly nectar-feeding bird that is endemic to the fynbos shrubland biome of southwestern South Africa. It is the only member of the genus Anthobaphes, in the family Nectariniidae, though it is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. The birds are sexually dimorphic, with females being olive green while the males are orange to yellow on the underside with bright green, blue and purple on the head and neck. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Certhia violacea
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/192/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
02B06535ED81BE6E
Avibase ID:
avibase-02B06535
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/02B06535
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916396
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga orangé ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga orangé ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Clements 1st edition: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Clements, version 2021: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2022: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2023: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2024: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 3rd edition: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Clements 4th edition: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2015: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2016: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2017: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2018: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Clements, version 2019: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 1.50: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 1.52: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 1.53: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 1.54: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 1.55: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2015: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2016: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2017: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2018: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2019: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2021: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2022: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2023: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
eBird version 2024: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Anthobaphes violacea) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia violacea |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia violacea |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia violacea |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Orange-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia violacea) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthobaphes violacea |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthobaphes violacea |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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