Cinnyris frenatus (Sahul Sunbird)

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Sahul Sunbird

Cinnyris frenatus (Müller, S 1843)

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Müller, S 1843)

Reference:
Verh. Nat. Geschied. Ned. Overz. Bezitt. Zool. Land-Volk. p.173

Protonym:
Nectarinia frenata

Type locality:
west coast of New Guinea; restricted to Lobo, Triton Bay, by Mathews, 1927, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, p. 733.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/258134#page/189/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
955B92574094ABEB

Avibase ID:
avibase-955B9257

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/955B9257

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921821

English:
Sahul Sunbird
Bulgarian:
Жълтовежда нектарница
Czech:
strdimil sahulský
Danish:
Gulbuget Solfugl
Esperanto:
sahula nektarinio
Spanish:
Suimanga de Sahul
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga de Sahul
French:
Souimanga à moustaches
Indonesian:
Burung-madu timur
Dutch:
Sahoelhoningzuiger
Norwegian:
gulskjeggsolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik australijski
Portuguese:
nectarínia-de-saul
Slovak:
nektárovka zlatobruchá
Slovenian:
Sahulski medoses
Serbian:
Sahulska sunčica
Swedish:
sahulsolfågel
Turkish:
Sahul Nektarkuşu
Chinese:
莎湖花蜜鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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