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Socotra Sunbird

Chalcomitra balfouri (Sclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG 1881)

The Socotra sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is endemic to Socotra. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Nectariniidae
Genus:
   Chalcomitra
Scientific:
  Chalcomitra balfouri

Original description

Citation:
  (Sclater, PL; Hartlaub, KJG 1881)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881, Part 1 p.169 pl.15 fig.2

Protonym:
  Cinnyris balfouri

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96698#page/231/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  98E4ABFFE1956D88

Avibase ID:
  avibase-98E4ABFF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/98E4ABFF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916410

Geographic range:

  • Chalcomitra balfouri: Socotra I. and Abd el Kuri (off ne Somalia)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Socotra Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga de l'illa Socotra
Czech:
strdimil sokoterský
Danish:
Socotrasolfugl
German:
Sokotraglanzköpfchen
Spanish:
Suimanga de Socotra
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga de Socotra
Finnish:
sokotranmedestäjä
French:
Souimanga de Socotra
Croatian:
sokotranski medosas
Hungarian:
szokotrai nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia di Socotra
Japanese (romaji):
sokotorataiyouchou
Japanese:
ソコトラタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Sokotrinė chalkomitra
Dutch:
Socotrahoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sokotrasolfugl
Norwegian:
Sokotrasolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik plamisty
Portuguese:
nectarínia-de-socotorá
Russian:
Сокотранская нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka škvrnitá
Serbian:
Sunčica sa Sokotre
Swedish:
sokotrasolfågel
Ukrainian:
Нектарець сокотрійський
Chinese:
索科花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
索科特拉花蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Souimanga de Socotra ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Souimanga de Socotra ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Clements 1st edition:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Clements, version 2021:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements, version 2022:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 3rd edition:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Clements 4th edition:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements, version 2015:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements, version 2016:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements, version 2017:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements, version 2018:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Clements, version 2019:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 1.50:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 1.52:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 1.53:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 1.54:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 1.55:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2015:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2016:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2017:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2018:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2019:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2021:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
eBird version 2022:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nectarinia balfouri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nectarinia balfouri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nectarinia balfouri
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Socotra Sunbird ( Nectarinia balfouri)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Socotra Sunbird ( Chalcomitra balfouri)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chalcomitra balfouri
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chalcomitra balfouri

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: suimanga de l'illa Socotra
Czech: Strdimil sokoterský
Danish: Socotrasolfugl
German: Sokotra Nektarvogel, Sokotraglanzköpfchen, Sokotranektarvogel
English: Socotra Sunbird
English, HBW: Socotra Sunbird
English (IOC): Socotra Sunbird
English (United States): Socotra Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Socotra, Suimanga de Socotora, Suimanga de Socotra
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga de Socotora, Suimanga de Socotra
Spanish (HBW): Socotra Sunbird
Finnish: Sokotranmedestäjä
French: Souimanga de Socotra
Croatian: sokotranski medosas
Hungarian: szokotrai nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia di Socotra
Japanese (romaji): sokotorataiyouchou
Japanese: ソコトラタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Chalcomitra balfouri, Cinnyris balfouri, Nectarinia balfouri
Lithuanian: Sokotrinė chalkomitra
Dutch: Socotrahoningzuiger, Socotra-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sokotrasolfugl
Norwegian: Sokotrasolfugl
Polish: nektarnik plamisty
Portuguese: nectarínia-de-socotorá
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-de-socotra
Russian: Сокотранская нектарница, Сокотрийская нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka škvrnitá
Serbian: Sunčica sa Sokotre
Swedish: Sokotrasolfågel
Turkish: Sukutra Nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектарець сокотрійський
Chinese: 索科花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 索科特拉花蜜鳥

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