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Blue-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae Jackson, FJ 1904
The blue-headed sunbird is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cyanomitra
Scientific:
Cyanomitra alinae
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Nectariniidae
Genus:
Cyanomitra
Scientific:
Cyanomitra alinae
Original description
Citation:
Jackson, FJ 1904
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
14 p.94
Protonym:
Cyanomitra alinae
Type locality:
Ruwenzori.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/582/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AE0035FF19A2F642
Avibase ID:
avibase-AE0035FF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AE0035FF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916401
Geographic range:
- Cyanomitra alinae alinae: mountains of southwestern Uganda and northwestern Rwanda
- Cyanomitra alinae marungensis: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Marungu Mountains)
- Cyanomitra alinae tanganjicae: montane forest of southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Rwanda, and western Burundi
- Cyanomitra alinae derooi: highlands of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (west of Lake Albert and Lake Edward)
- Cyanomitra alinae kaboboensis: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (montane forest of Mount Kabobo)
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Source: Clements checklist
Blue-headed Sunbird
Catalan:
suimanga de cap turquesa
Czech:
strdimil ruwenzorský
Danish:
Blåhovedet Solfugl
German:
Ruwenzorinektarvogel
Spanish:
Suimanga Cabeciazul
Spanish (Spain):
Suimanga Cabeciazul
Finnish:
sinipäämedestäjä
French:
Souimanga d'Aline
Croatian:
plavoglavi medosas
Hungarian:
ruwenzori nektármadár
Italian:
Nettarinia testablu
Japanese (romaji):
rurigashirataiyouchou
Japanese:
ルリガシラタイヨウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Mėlyngalvė gelsvoji nektarina
Dutch:
Ruwenzorihoningzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåhovudsolfugl
Norwegian:
Blåhodesolfugl
Polish:
nektarnik niebieskogłowy
Portuguese:
nectarínia-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
beija-flor-de-cabeça-azul
Russian:
Синеголовая нектарница
Slovak:
nektárovka šafranová
Serbian:
Plavoglava sunčica
Swedish:
blåhuvad solfågel
Ukrainian:
Нектарик синьоголовий
Chinese:
蓝头花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
藍頭花蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Souimanga d'Aline ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Souimanga d'Aline ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nectarinia alinae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nectarinia alinae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nectarinia alinae [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Nectarinia alinae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue-headed Sunbird ( Cyanomitra alinae) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanomitra alinae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cyanomitra alinae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: suimanga de cap turquesa
Czech: Strdimil ruwenzorský
Danish: Blåhovedet Solfugl
German: Ruwenzori Nektarvogel, Ruwenzorinektarvogel
English: Blue headed Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Ruwenzori Blue-headed Sunbird, Rwenzori Blue-headed Sunbird
English, HBW: Blue-headed Sunbird
English (IOC): Blue-headed Sunbird
English (United States): Blue-headed Sunbird
Spanish: Nectarina de Cabeza Azul, Suimanga Cabeciazul
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Cabeciazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-headed Sunbird
Finnish: Sinipäämedestäjä
French: Souimanga d’Aline, Souimanga d'Aline, Souimanga du Ruwenzori
Croatian: plavoglavi medosas
Hungarian: ruwenzori nektármadár
Italian: Nettarinia testablu
Japanese (romaji): rurigashirataiyouchou, sumireaogashirataiyouchou
Japanese: スミレアオガシラタイヨウチョウ, ルリガシラタイヨウチョウ
Scientific: Cyanomitra alinae, Cyanomitra alinae alinae, Nectarinia alinae
Lithuanian: Mėlyngalvė gelsvoji nektarina
Dutch: Ruwenzorihoningzuiger, Ruwenzori-honingzuiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåhovudsolfugl
Norwegian: Blåhodesolfugl
Polish: nektarnik niebieskoglowy, nektarnik niebieskogłowy
Portuguese: nectarínia-de-cabeça-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-de-cabeça-azul
Russian: Синеголовая нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka šafranová
Serbian: Plavoglava sunčica
Swedish: Blåhuvad solfågel
Turkish: Mavi başlı nektarkuşu
Ukrainian: Нектарик синьоголовий
Chinese: 蓝头花蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 藍頭花蜜鳥
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