Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cinnyris [ludovicensis or whytei] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Планинска двуогърличеста нектарница (ssp. whytei/skye)
Catalan: suimanga d'Angola (whytei/skye)
Czech: strdimil rudoprsý (ssp. whytei/skye)
Danish: Højlandssolfugl (Østlig), Nyika Højlandssolfugl
German: Bergnektarvogel (whytei), Malawinektarvogel
English: Montane Double-collared Sunbird (Eastern), Montane Double-collared Sunbird (whytei), Montane Double-collared Sunbird [whytei or skye], Rwenzori/Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird (whitei/skye), Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird
English (Avilist): Montane Double-collared Sunbird (Eastern)
English, HBW: Montane Double-collared Sunbird (Eastern)
English (IOC): Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird
English (United States): Montane Double-collared Sunbird (Eastern)
Esperanto: vajta nektarinio
Spanish: Suimanga Angoleño (whytei)
Spanish (Spain): Suimanga Angoleño (whytei)
Spanish (HBW): Montane Double-collared Sunbird (Eastern)
Finnish: angolanvuorimedestäjä (whytei/skye)
French: Souimanga d'Angola (whytei), Souimanga d'Angola (whytei/skye), Souimanga d'Angola [whytei or skye], Souimanga d'Angola [whytei ou skye], Souimanga de Whyte, Souimanga du Malawi
French (Guyane): Souimanga d'Angola (whytei/skye)
Croatian: crvenoprsi medosas (istočni)
Japanese (romaji): angoragoshikitaiyouchou (whytei)
Japanese: アンゴラゴシキタイヨウチョウ (whytei), アンゴラゴシキタイヨウチョウ（whytei）
Scientific: Cinnyris ludovicensis [whytei or skye], Cinnyris ludovicensis whytei, Cinnyris ludovicensis whytei/skye, Cinnyris whytei, Nectarinia afra whytei
Dutch: Berghoningzuiger (whytei), Whytes Honingzuiger
Norwegian: bergsolfugl (whytei), nyikasolfugl
Polish: nektarnik czerwonopierśny, nektarnik wyżynny (whytei)
Portuguese: nectarínia-de-dupla-coleira-dos-udzungwa
Portuguese (Angola): Beija-flor-das-montanhas (whytei/skye)
Portuguese (Portugal): beija-flor-das-montanhas (whytei), beija-flor-malauiano
Russian: Малавийская нектарница
Slovak: nektárovka pestroprsá, nektárovka zambijská (skup.)
Serbian: Istočna planinska prsluk sunčica
Swedish: angolasolfågel (whytei), whytesolfågel
Turkish: Dağlı çift kuşaklı nektarkuşu (whytei)
Ukrainian: Маріка двосмуга (підвид whytei/skye), маріка зеленогорла
Chinese: 怀特双领花蜜鸟