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Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The malachite sunbird is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa. They pollinate many flowering plants, particularly those with long corolla tubes, in the Fynbos. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Nectarinia
Scientific:
Nectarinia famosa
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Nectarinia
Scientific:
Nectarinia famosa
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Certhia famosa
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/191/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
26F278946C87F037
Avibase ID:
avibase-26F27894
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/26F27894
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561501
Geographic range:
- Nectarinia famosa famosa: Mts. of e Zimbabwe, Lesotho, w Swaziland and South Africa
- Nectarinia famosa cupreonitens: Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and northern Malawi
Source: Clements checklist
Malachite Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga malaquita
Czech:
strdimil malachitový
Danish:
Malakitsolfugl
German:
Malachitnektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Malaquita
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Malaquita
Finnish:
malakiittimedestäjä
French:
Souimanga malachite
Croatian:
malahitni medosas
Hungarian:
malahitnektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia malachite
Japanese (romaji):
midorionagataiyouchou
Japanese:
ミドリオナガタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Žalioji nektarina
Dutch:
Emeraldhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Malakittsolfugl
Norwegian:
Malakittsolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik malachitowy
Portuguese:
beija-flor-de-malaquite
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-verde
Russian:
Малахитовая нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka malachitová
Swedish:
malakitsolfågel
Ukrainian:
Нектарка малахітова
Chinese:
辉绿花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
孔雀石色花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga malachite ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga malachite ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia famosa [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia famosa [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia famosa [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Malachite Sunbird ( Nectarinia famosa) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nectarinia famosa [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nectarinia famosa [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Jangroentjie
Azerbaijani: malaxit nektarquşu, yaşıl nektarquşu
Catalan: suimanga malaquita
Czech: Strdimil malachitový
Danish: Malakitsolfugl
German: Malachitnektarvogel, Malachit-Nektarvogel
English: Common Malachite-Sunbird, Malachite Sunbird, Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird, Yellow-tufted Malachite-Sunbird
English, HBW: Malachite Sunbird
English (IOC): Malachite Sunbird
English (Kenya): Malachite Sunbird
English (United States): Malachite Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Copete Amarillo, Suimanga Malaquita
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Malaquita
Spanish (HBW): Malachite Sunbird
Finnish: Malakiittimedestäjä
French: Souimanga malachite
Croatian: malahitni medosas
Hungarian: malahitnektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia malachite
Japanese (romaji): midorionagataiyouchou, onagataiyouchou
Japanese: オナガタイヨウチョウ, ミドリオナガタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Certhia famosa, Cinnyris famosa, Nectarinia famosa, Nectarinia famosa famosa
Lithuanian: Žalioji nektarina
Dutch: Emeraldhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Malakittsolfugl
Norwegian: Malakittsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik malachitowy, nektarnik zóltoboczny, nektarnik żółtoboczny
Portuguese: beija-flor-de-malaquite, Beija-flor-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-verde
Russian: Малахитовая нектарница
Slovak: Nektárovka malachitová
Sotho, Southern: Tala-tale
Swedish: Malakitsolfågel
Swahili: Neli Kijani
Turkish: Malahit nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектарка малахітова
Xhosa: Ingcungcu
Chinese: 辉绿花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 孔雀石色花蜜鳥
Zulu: iNcuncu
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