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Seychelles Sunbird

Cinnyris dussumieri (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)

The Seychelles sunbird is a small passerine from the sunbird family. It is named after the French explorer Jean-Jacques Dussumier. It is native to the Seychelles, where it is known as kolibri in Seychellois Creole. This bird is placed in the genus Cinnyris by some authorities and in Nectarinia by others. Although this bird has a limited range, it is described as common and has a stable population, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 8, no.47 p.340

Imprint year:
  1860

Protonym:
  Nectarinia dussumieri

Type locality:
  Seychelle Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101709#page/352/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8449EA0ABAAB4862

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8449EA0A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8449EA0A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916467

English:
Seychelles Sunbird
Bulgarian:
Сейшелска нектарница
Catalan:
suimanga de les Seychelles
Czech:
strdimil seychelský
Danish:
Seychellersolfugl
German:
Seychellennektarvogel
Esperanto:
sejŝela nektarinio
Spanish:
Suimanga de Seychelles
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga de Seychelles
Finnish:
seychellienmedestäjä
French:
Souimanga des Seychelles
Croatian:
sejšelski medosas
Hungarian:
seychelles-szigeteki nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia delle Seychelles
Japanese (romaji):
se-sherutaiyouchou
Japanese:
セーシェルタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Seišelinė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Seychellenhoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Seychellsolfugl
Norwegian:
Seychellsolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik żółtoplamy
Portuguese:
nectarínia-das-seicheles
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-das-seicheles
Russian:
Сейшельская нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka seychelská
Serbian:
Sejšelska sunčica
Swedish:
seychellsolfågel
Turkish:
Seyşeller nektarkuşu
Ukrainian:
Маріка сейшельська
Chinese:
塞舌尔花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
塞席爾花蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Avilist 2025:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Souimanga des Seychelles ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Souimanga des Seychelles ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Clements 1st edition:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Clements, version 2021:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2022:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2023:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2024:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2025:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 3rd edition:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Clements 4th edition:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2015:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2016:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2017:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2018:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Clements, version 2019:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 1.50:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 1.52:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 1.53:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 1.54:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 1.55:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2015:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2016:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2017:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2018:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2019:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2021:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2022:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2023:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2024:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
eBird version 2025:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Cinnyris dussumieri)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nectarinia dussumieri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nectarinia dussumieri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nectarinia dussumieri
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Seychelles Sunbird ( Nectarinia dussumieri)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cinnyris dussumieri
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cinnyris dussumieri

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: suimanga de les Seychelles
Czech: Strdimil seychelský
Danish: Seychellersolfugl
German: Seychellen Nektarvogel, Seychellennektarvogel
English: Seychelles Sunbird
English, HBW: Seychelles Sunbird
English (IOC): Seychelles Sunbird
English (United States): Seychelles Sunbird
Esperanto: sejŝela nektarinio
Spanish: Nectarina de las Seychelles, Suimanga de Seychelles
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga de Seychelles
Spanish (HBW): Seychelles Sunbird
Finnish: Seychellienmedestäjä
French: Souimanga des Seychelles
Croatian: sejšelski medosas
Hungarian: seychelles-szigeteki nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia delle Seychelles
Japanese (romaji): seasherutaiyouchou, se-sherutaiyouchou
Japanese: セアシェルタイヨウチョウ, セーシェルタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Cinnyris dussumieri, Cinnyris mahei, Nectarinia dussumieri
Lithuanian: Seišelinė spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch: Seychellenhoningzuiger, Seychellen-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Seychellsolfugl
Norwegian: Seychellsolfugl
Polish: nektarnik zóltoplamy, nektarnik żółtoplamy, Nektarnik żółtoplany
Portuguese: nectarínia-das-seicheles
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-das-seicheles
Russian: Сейшельская нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka seychelská
Serbian: Sejšelska sunčica
Swedish: Seychellsolfågel
Turkish: Seyşeller nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка сейшельська
Chinese: 塞舌尔花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 塞席爾花蜜鳥

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