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Purple-breasted Sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris (Reichenow, A 1893)
The purple-breasted sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Nectarinia
Scientific:
Nectarinia purpureiventris
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Nectarinia
Scientific:
Nectarinia purpureiventris
Original description
Citation:
(Reichenow, A 1893)
Reference:
Orn. Monatsber.
1 p.61
Protonym:
Cinnyris purpureiventris
Type locality:
Migere, western Mpororo [= southwestern Uganda, cf. Chapin, 1954, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 75B, p. 273].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101392#page/75/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0F533AC6019157A5
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F533AC6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F533AC6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561533
Geographic range:
- Nectarinia purpureiventris: montane forest of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi
Source: Clements checklist
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga d'espatlles vermelles
Czech:
strdimil duhový
Danish:
Regnbuesolfugl
German:
Purpurbrust-Nektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Pechipúrpura
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Pechipúrpura
Finnish:
jouhipurppuramedestäjä
French:
Souimanga à ventre pourpre
Croatian:
purpurnoprsi medosas
Hungarian:
bíborhasú nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia pettoviola
Japanese (romaji):
murasakionagataiyouchou
Japanese:
ムラサキオナガタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynpilvė nektarina
Dutch:
Purperbuikhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Regnbogesolfugl
Norwegian:
Regnbuesolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik purpurowy
Portuguese:
nectarínia-de-barriga-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-de-peito-púrpura
Russian:
Пурпурнобрюхая нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka maľovaná
Swedish:
purpurbröstad solfågel
Ukrainian:
Нектарка угандійська
Chinese:
紫胸花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紫胸花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga à ventre pourpre ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga à ventre pourpre ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 1st edition: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2021: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2022: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2023: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2024: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 4th edition: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2015: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2016: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2017: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2018: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Clements, version 2019: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 1.50: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 1.52: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 1.53: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 1.54: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 1.55: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2015: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2016: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2017: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2018: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2019: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2021: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2022: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2023: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| eBird version 2024: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia purpureiventris |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia purpureiventris |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia purpureiventris |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Purple-breasted Sunbird ( Nectarinia purpureiventris) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nectarinia purpureiventris |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nectarinia purpureiventris |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: suimanga d'espatlles vermelles
Czech: Strdimil cervenobrichý, strdimil duhový
Danish: Regnbuesolfugl
German: Purpurbauch-Nektarvogel, Purpurbrust-Nektarvogel
English: Purple breasted Sunbird, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Rainbow Sunbird
English, HBW: Purple-breasted Sunbird
English (IOC): Purple-breasted Sunbird
English (United States): Purple-breasted Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Pecho Morado, Suimanga Pechipúrpura
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Pechipúrpura
Spanish (HBW): Purple-breasted Sunbird
Finnish: Jouhipurppuramedestäjä
French: Souimanga à poitrine mauve, Souimanga à ventre pourpre
Croatian: purpurnoprsi medosas
Hungarian: bíborhasú nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia pettoviola, Nettarinia ventrepurpureo
Japanese (romaji): murasakionagataiyouchou, zuguroonagashakudoutaiyouchou
Japanese: ズグロオナガシャクドウタイヨウチョウ, ムラサキオナガタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Cinnyris purpureiventris, Nectarinia barakae, Nectarinia chloronota, Nectarinia purpureiventris
Lithuanian: Mėlynpilvė nektarina
Dutch: Purperbuikhoningzuiger, Purperbuik-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Regnbogesolfugl
Norwegian: Regnbuesolfugl
Polish: nektarnik purpurowy
Portuguese: nectarínia-de-barriga-violeta
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-de-peito-púrpura
Russian: Пурпурнобрюхая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka maľovaná
Swedish: Purpurbröstad solfågel
Turkish: Mor göğüslü nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектарка угандійська
Chinese: 紫胸花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紫胸花蜜鳥
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