Cinnyris ornatus (Ornate Sunbird)

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Ornate Sunbird

Cinnyris ornatus Lesson, RP 1827

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Cinnyris
Scientific:
  Cinnyris ornatus

Original description

Citation:
Lesson, RP 1827

Reference:
Dict. Sci. Nat. [Levrault] 39 p.15

Protonym:
Cinnyris ornatus

Type locality:
Java (based on Temminck, 1823, PI. Col., pi. 138, figs. 1 and 2) .

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81589#page/21/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
8885A375CCE9C092

Avibase ID:
avibase-8885A375

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8885A375

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921828

English:
Ornate Sunbird
Danish:
Indonesisk Solfugl
French:
Souimanga orné
Dutch:
Soendahoningzuiger
Norwegian:
parksolfugl
Portuguese:
nectarínia-ornada
Slovak:
nektárovka farbistohrdlá
Swedish:
orientsolfågel
Chinese:
丽花蜜鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
Avilist 2025: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Ornate Sunbird ( Cinnyris ornatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cinnyris [jugularis, ornatus, infrenatus, frenatus, aurora, clementiae, idenburgi or teysmanni] (sensu lato) by some authors

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