Cinnyris jugularis [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi] (Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi])

Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi]

Cinnyris jugularis [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi] (= Cinnyris jugularis) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The olive-backed sunbird, also known as the yellow-bellied sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asia to Australia. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Cinnyris
Scientific:
  Cinnyris jugularis

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Certhia jugularis

Type locality:
Philippine Islands.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/189/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
14D999C2874B59CB

Avibase ID:
avibase-14D999C2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/14D999C2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916461

English:
Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi]
French:
Souimanga à dos vert [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Olive-backed Sunbird [excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Olive-backed Sunbird [excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Olive-backed Sunbird [excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Olive-backed Sunbird [excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [excl. idenburgi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Olive-backed Sunbird [excl. idenburgi] ( Cinnyris jugularis [excl. idenburgi])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Olive-backed Sunbird ( Cinnyris jugularis) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Cinnyris [jugularis, ornatus, infrenatus, frenatus, aurora, clementiae, idenburgi or teysmanni]

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Other synonyms

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Bengali: জলপাইপিঠ মৌটুসি
Catalan: suimanga de dors olivaci
Czech: strdimil olivovohřbetý
Danish: Olivenrygget Solfugl
German: Grünrücken-Nektarvogel
English: Olive-backed Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird [excl. idenburgi], Olive-backed Sunbird [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi]
Spanish: Suimanga dorsioliva
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Dorsioliva
Finnish: oliivimedestäjä
French: Souimanga à dos vert, Souimanga à dos vert [excl. idenburgi], Souimanga à dos vert [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi]
Hungarian: ausztrál nektármadár
Indonesian: Burung-madu sriganti
Italian: Nettarinia dorsoliva
Japanese (romaji): kibarataiyouchou
Japanese: キバラタイヨウチョウ
Japanese (Kanji): 黄腹太陽鳥
Scientific: Certhia jugularis, Cinnyris jugularis, Cinnyris jugularis [excl. idenburgi], Cinnyris jugularis [sensu lato, excl. idenburgi], Cinnyris jugularis jugularis, Nectarinia jugularis
Lithuanian: žalsvanugarė spalvingoji nektarina
Malay: Kelicap Bukit
Dutch: Staalborsthoningzuiger
Norwegian: Olivenryggsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik ciemnogardly
Pinyin: huáng-fù huā-mì-niǎo
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-dorso-verde
Russian: Желтобрюхая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka zelenochrbtá
Swedish: olivryggig solfågel
Thai: นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kin-plii òk-lĕuaŋ
Ukrainian: Маріка жовточерева
Vietnamese: Hút mật họng tím
Chinese: 黄腹花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黃腹花蜜鳥