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Johanna's Sunbird
Cinnyris johannae Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851
Johanna's sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris johannae
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris johannae
Original description
Citation:
Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ 1851
Reference:
Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl.
ser.2, t.3 p.314
Protonym:
Cinnyris johannae
Type locality:
Afr. occid. Gabon.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19559#page/336/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3D3EF8AC44082FC9
Avibase ID:
avibase-3D3EF8AC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3D3EF8AC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916450
Geographic range:
- Cinnyris johannae: lowland rainforest, plantations and gardens, from Sierra Leone eastward to Ghana and adjacent Togo, and from southeastern Nigeria eastward to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southward to Cabinda (northwestern Angola) and western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Cinnyris johannae johannae: southern Nigeria and southern Cameroon to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Cinnyris johannae fasciatus: Sierra Leone to Benin and southern Nigeria
Source: Clements checklist
Johanna's Sunbird
Bulgarian:
Горска нектарница
Catalan:
suimanga de Johanna
Czech:
strdimil zelenotemenný
Danish:
Grønhovedet Pragtsolfugl
German:
Grünscheitel-Nektarvogel
Esperanto:
johana nektarinio
Spanish:
Suimanga de Johanna
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga de Johanna
Finnish:
korumedestäjä
French:
Souimanga de Johanna
Croatian:
ljubičastogrli medosas
Hungarian:
Johanna-nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia di Johanna
Japanese (romaji):
akaharataiyouchou
Japanese:
アカハラタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Joanos spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Groenkruinhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Jungelsolfugl
Norwegian:
Jungelsolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik leśny
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-de-johanna
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-de-johanna
Russian:
Зелёношапочная нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka zelenobradá
Serbian:
Žanina prsluk sunčica
Swedish:
johannasolfågel
Turkish:
Johanna nektarkuşu
Ukrainian:
Маріка лісова
Chinese:
猩红簇花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅簇花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga de Johanna ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga de Johanna ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Madame Verreaux's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Madame Verreaux's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Johanna's Sunbird ( Cinnyris johannae) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia johannae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia johannae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia johannae [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Johanna's Sunbird ( Nectarinia johannae) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris johannae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris johannae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Горска нектарница
Catalan: suimanga de Johanna
Czech: Strdimil zelenotemenný
Danish: Grønhovedet Pragtsolfugl
German: Grünscheitel-Nektarvogel
English: Johanna's Sunbird, Madame Verreaux's Sunbird, Scarlet tufted Malachite Sunbird
English (Avilist): Johanna's Sunbird
English, HBW: Johanna's Sunbird
English (IOC): Johanna's Sunbird
English (United States): Johanna's Sunbird
Esperanto: johana nektarinio
Spanish: Nectarina de Madame Verreaux, Suimanga de Johanna
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga de Johanna
Spanish (HBW): Johanna's Sunbird
Finnish: Korumedestäjä
French: Souimanga à tête éclatante, Souimanga de Jeanne, Souimanga de Johanna
French (Guyane): Souimanga de Johanna
Croatian: ljubičastogrli medosas
Hungarian: Johanna-nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia della signora Verreaux, Nettarinia di Johanna
Japanese (romaji): akaharataiyouchou, wakiakataiyouchou
Japanese: アカハラタイヨウチョウ, ワキアカタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Cinnyris johannae, Cinnyris johannae johannae, Nectarinia johannae, Nectarinia johannnae
Lithuanian: Joanos spalvingoji nektarina, Spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch: Groenkruinhoningzuiger, Groenkruin-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jungelsolfugl
Norwegian: Jungelsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik lesny, nektarnik leśny
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-johanna
Portuguese (Angola): Beija-flor da Johanna
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-de-johanna
Russian: Зелёношапочная нектарница, Нектарница Иоанны
Slovak: nektárovka zelenobradá
Serbian: Žanina prsluk sunčica
Swedish: Johannasolfågel
Turkish: Johanna nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка лісова
Chinese: 猩红簇花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅簇花蜜鳥
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