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Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, G 1799)

The variable sunbird or yellow-bellied sunbird, Cinnyris venustus, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Shaw, G 1799)

Reference:
   Nat. Miscellany 10, no.6 pl.369,text adP

Protonym:
  Certhia venusta

Type locality:
  Sierra Leone.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124636#page/133/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8E9E45B501CC5280

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8E9E45B5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8E9E45B5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916455

Geographic range:

  • Cinnyris venustus venustus: Senegal to northern Cameroon and Ubangi-Shari
  • Cinnyris venustus falkensteini: Gabon to northern Angola, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  • Cinnyris venustus fazoqlensis: east-central Sudan to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and northwestern Kenya
  • Cinnyris venustus albiventris: southern Ethiopia to Somalia and northern Kenya
  • Cinnyris venustus igneiventris: highlands of far eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and western Uganda
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Variable Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga variable
Czech:
strdimil proměnlivý
Danish:
Savannesolfugl
German:
Ziernektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Variable
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Variable
Finnish:
keltavatsamedestäjä
French:
Souimanga à ventre jaune
Croatian:
purpurnogrli medosas
Hungarian:
karcsú nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia variabile
Japanese (romaji):
kawaritaiyouchou
Japanese:
カワリタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
paprastoji spalvingoji nektarina
Dutch:
Ornaathoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Venussolfugl
Norwegian:
Venussolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik fioletowy
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela
Russian:
Разноцветная нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka ozdobná
Serbian:
Raznobojna sunčica
Swedish:
variabel solfågel
Ukrainian:
Маріка різнобарвна
Chinese:
杂色花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
易變花蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Geelpenssuikerbekkie
Catalan: suimanga variable
Czech: Strdimil promenlivý, strdimil proměnlivý
Welsh: Aderyn haul torfelyn
Danish: Savannesolfugl
German: Gelbbauch-Nektarvogel, Ziernektarvogel, Zier-Nektarvogel
English: Orange-bellied Variable-Sunbird, Somali Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Yellowbellied Sunbird, Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Yellow-breasted Sunbird
English, HBW: Variable Sunbird
English (IOC): Variable Sunbird
English (Kenya): Variable Sunbird
English (United States): Variable Sunbird
Esperanto: Flavventra sunbirdo
Spanish: Nectarina Variable, Suimanga Variable
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Variable
Spanish (HBW): Variable Sunbird
Estonian: eris-nektarilind
Finnish: Keltavatsamedestäjä
French: Souimanga à ventre jaune, Souimanga élégant
Galician: Bicaflor de barriga amarela
Croatian: purpurnogrli medosas
Hungarian: karcsú nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia variabile
Japanese (romaji): kawaritaiyouchou, mametaiyouchou
Japanese: カワリタイヨウチョウ, マメタイヨウチョウ
Kirghiz: кадимки шимикчи
Scientific: Certhia venusta, Cinnyris venusta, Cinnyris venustus, Cinnyris venustus venustus, Nectarinia venusta, Nectarinia venusta venusta
Lithuanian: paprastoji spalvingoji nektarina, Paprastoji spalvingoji nektraina
Dutch: Ornaathoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Venussolfugl
Norwegian: Gulbuksolfugl, Venussolfugl
Polish: nektarnik fioletowy
Portuguese: Beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-de-barriga-amarela
Rhaeto-Romance: Nectarinia dal venter mellen
Romanian: Păsăre-nectar cu piept galben
Russian: Нектарница, Разноцветная нектарница
Slovak: Nektárovka ozdobná
Shona: Dzonya
Serbian: Raznobojna sunčica
Swedish: Charmsolfågel, variabel solfågel
Swahili: Chozi Tumbo-njano
Turkish: Değişken nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Маріка різнобарвна
Chinese: 杂色花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 易變花蜜鳥

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