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Superb Sunbird
Cinnyris superbus (Shaw, G 1809)
The superb 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 superbus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cinnyris
Scientific:
Cinnyris superbus
Original description
Citation:
(Shaw, G 1809)
Reference:
General Zool. [Shaw]
8 pt1 p.193
Protonym:
Certhia superba
Type locality:
Malimba [Portuguese Congo] .
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46394987
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7C8BC7CF0F50D34E
Avibase ID:
avibase-7C8BC7CF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7C8BC7CF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916451
Geographic range:
- Cinnyris superbus [superbus or buvuma]: southern Cameroon to northern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, far western Kenya, and western Tanzania
- Cinnyris superbus ashantiensis: Sierra Leone to Togo and (?) Benin
- Cinnyris superbus nigeriae: southern Nigeria
Source: Clements checklist
Superb Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga superb
Czech:
strdimil krásný
Danish:
Pragtsolfugl
German:
Prachtnektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Soberbio
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Soberbio
Finnish:
isokorumedestäjä
French:
Souimanga superbe
Croatian:
kestenjastotrbi medosas
Hungarian:
ragyogó nektármadár
Icelandic:
Glæsisólfugl
Italian:
Nettarinia superba
Japanese (romaji):
wakiakataiyouchou
Japanese:
ワキアカタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Puikioji spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Prachthoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Edelsolfugl
Norwegian:
Edelsolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik rudobrzuchy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-soberbo
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-soberbo
Russian:
Великолепная нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka skvostná
Swedish:
praktsolfågel
Ukrainian:
Маріка-білозір
Chinese:
雅美花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
雅美花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superba) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga superbe ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga superbe ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Superb Sunbird ( Cinnyris superbus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia superba [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia superba [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia superba [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Superb Sunbird ( Nectarinia superba) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris superbus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cinnyris superbus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: suimanga superb
Czech: strdimil krásný, Strdimil okrasný
Danish: Pragtsolfugl
German: Prachtnektarvogel, Pracht-Nektarvogel
English: Superb Malachite Sunbird, Superb Sunbird
English, HBW: Superb Sunbird
English (IOC): Superb Sunbird
English (Kenya): Superb Sunbird
English (United States): Superb Sunbird
Esperanto: Elfa sunbirdo
Spanish: Nectarina Soberbia, Suimanga Soberbio
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Soberbio
Spanish (HBW): Superb Sunbird
Finnish: Isokorumedestäjä
French: Souimanga superbe
Croatian: kestenjastotrbi medosas
Hungarian: ragyogó nektármadár
Icelandic: Glæsisólfugl
Italian: Nettarinia superba
Japanese (romaji): rurimunetaiyouchou, wakiakataiyouchou
Japanese: ルリムネタイヨウチョウ, ワキアカタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Certhia superba, Cinnyris superba, Cinnyris superbus, Cinnyris superbus superbus, Nectarinia superba
Lithuanian: Puikioji spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch: Prachthoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Edelsolfugl
Norwegian: Edelsolfugl, Edlsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik rudobrzuchy
Portuguese: Beija-flor-soberbo
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-soberbo
Russian: Великолепная нектарница, Манильская нектарница, Нектарница-красотка
Slovak: nektárovka skvostná
Swedish: Praktsolfågel
Swahili: Chozi Maridadi
Turkish: Süslü nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка-білозір
Chinese: 雅美花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 雅美花蜜鳥
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