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Souimanga Sunbird

Cinnyris sovimanga (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The souimanga sunbird is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. It is native to the islands of the western Indian Ocean where it occurs on Madagascar, the Aldabra Group and the Glorioso Islands. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Cinnyris
Scientific:
  Cinnyris sovimanga

Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Certhia sovimanga

Type locality:
  Madagascar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/483/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  80110E67F42A3E04

Avibase ID:
  avibase-80110E67

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/80110E67

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916464

Geographic range:

  • Cinnyris sovimanga sovimanga: Îles Glorieuses and Madagascar (except southwestern)
  • Cinnyris sovimanga apolis: subdesert of southwestern Madagascar
  • Cinnyris sovimanga aldabrensis: Aldabra (southwestern Seychelles) Island
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Souimanga Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga de Madagascar
Czech:
strdimil madagaskarský
Danish:
Souimangasolfugl
German:
Malegassennektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinmedestäjä
French:
Souimanga malgache
Croatian:
madagaskarski medosas
Hungarian:
madagaszkári nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia souimanga
Japanese (romaji):
sameirotaiyouchou
Japanese:
アルダブラタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Souimangahoningzuiger
Norwegian:
Sovimangasolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik pstrobrzuchy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-de-madagáscar
Russian:
Мадагаскарская нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka sovimanga
Serbian:
Sovimanga sunčica
Swedish:
souimangasolfågel
Turkish:
Sovimanga Nektarkuşu
Ukrainian:
Маріка мадагаскарська
Chinese:
斯韦花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
斯韋馬花蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris souimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Souimanga Sunbird ( Cinnyris sovimanga) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cinnyris sovimanga [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cinnyris [sovimanga or abbotti] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: suimanga de Madagascar
Czech: strdimil madagaskarský
Danish: Souimangasolfugl
German: Malegassennektarvogel
English: Souimanga Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina Suimanga, Suimanga Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Malgache
Finnish: madagaskarinmedestäjä
French: Souimanga malgache
Croatian: madagaskarski medosas
Hungarian: madagaszkári nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia di Souimanga, Nettarinia souimanga
Japanese (romaji): sameirotaiyouchou
Japanese: アルダブラタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Certhia sovimanga, Cinnyris souimanga, Cinnyris souimanga souimanga, Cinnyris sovimanga, Cinnyris sovimanga sovimanga
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinė spalvingoji nektarina
Malagasy: Soy
Dutch: Souimangahoningzuiger, Souimanga-honingzuiger
Norwegian: Souimangasolfugl, Sovimangasolfugl
Polish: nektarnik pstrobrzuchy
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-madagáscar
Russian: Мадагаскарская нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka souimanga, nektárovka sovimanga
Serbian: Sovimanga sunčica
Swedish: souimangasolfågel, Sovimangasolfågel
Turkish: Sovimanga Nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка мадагаскарська
Chinese: 斯韦花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 斯韋馬花蜜鳥

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