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Splendid Sunbird
Cinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, J 1801)
The splendid sunbird is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Certhia coccinigastra
Type locality:
Africa ; restricted to Senegal by Grote, 1924, Orn. Monatsb., 32, p. 71.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/41/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
48EC6C781978DA0C
Avibase ID:
avibase-48EC6C78
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/48EC6C78
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916449
Geographic range:
- Cinnyris coccinigastrus: Senegal to Sierra Leone, east to southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and southwestern South Sudan; nonbreeding visitor to northeastern Gabon
Source: Clements checklist
Splendid Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga esplèndid
Czech:
strdimil skvrnitoprsý
Danish:
Violethovedet Pragtsolfugl
German:
Vielfarben-Nektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Espléndido
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Espléndido
Finnish:
savannimedestäjä
French:
Souimanga éclatant
Croatian:
šareni medosas
Hungarian:
piroshasú nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia splendida
Japanese (romaji):
nishikitaiyouchou
Japanese:
ニシキタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Savaninė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Roodbuikhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktsolfugl
Norwegian:
Praktsolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik wspaniały
Portuguese:
beija-flor-esplêndido
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-esplêndido
Russian:
Роскошная нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka okrasná
Swedish:
regnbågssolfågel
Ukrainian:
Маріка сенегальська
Chinese:
华丽花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
華麗花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastra) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga éclatant ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga éclatant ( Nectarinia coccinigastra) |
| Clements 1st edition: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Clements, version 2021: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Clements 4th edition: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigastra) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigaster) |
| Clements 6th edition: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2015: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2016: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2017: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2018: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2019: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2021: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2022: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| eBird version 2023: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigastra) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigastra) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigastra) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia coccinigastra |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia coccinigastra |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia coccinigastra |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigastra) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Splendid Sunbird ( Nectarinia coccinigaster) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Splendid Sunbird ( Cinnyris coccinigastrus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris coccinigastrus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris coccinigastrus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: suimanga esplèndid
Czech: strdimil skvrnitoprsý, Strdimil zárivý
Danish: Violethovedet Pragtsolfugl
German: Rotbauch-Nektarvogel, Vielfarben-Nektarvogel
English: Splendid Sunbird
English, HBW: Splendid Sunbird
English (IOC): Splendid Sunbird
English (United States): Splendid Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina Esplendida, Suimanga Espléndido
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Espléndido
Spanish (HBW): Splendid Sunbird
Finnish: Savannimedestäjä
French: Souimanga à ventre écarlate, Souimanga éclatant, Souimanga splendide
Croatian: šareni medosas
Hungarian: piroshasú nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia splendida
Japanese (romaji): hikaritaiyouchou, nishikitaiyouchou
Japanese: ニシキタイヨウチョウ, ヒカリタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Certhia coccinigastra, Certhia splendida, Cinnyris coccinigaster, Cinnyris coccinigastra, Cinnyris coccinigastrus, Nectarinia coccinigaster, Nectarinia coccinigastra, Nectarinia splendida
Lithuanian: Savaninė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch: Roodbuikhoningzuiger, Roodbuik-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktsolfugl
Norwegian: Praktsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik wspanialy, nektarnik wspaniały
Portuguese: Beija de flor esplêndido, beija-flor-esplêndido
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-esplêndido
Russian: Роскошная нектарница, Саванновая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka okrasná
Swedish: Regnbågssolfågel
Turkish: Şatafatlı nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка сенегальська
Chinese: 华丽花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 華麗花蜜鳥
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