Shining Sunbird

Cinnyris habessinicus - Souimanga brillant

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Nectariniidés
Genus
:
Cinnyris
Species
:
habessinicus

Descriptor

Hemprich Ehrenberg, 1828

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Shining Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Cinnyris habessinicus habessinicus (ne Sudan, Eritrea and n and c Ethiopia)
Cinnyris habessinicus alter (e Ethiopia and n Somalia)
Cinnyris habessinicus turkanae (se Sudan, s Ethiopia, s Somalia, n Kenya and ne Uganda)

Foreign names

Souimanga brillant,
Suimanga brillante,
nectarínia-brilhante,
Glanznektarvogel,
fénylő nektármadár,
Glanshoningzuiger,
Nettarinia splendente,
abessinsk solfågel,
Glanssolfugl,
nektárovka lesklá,
strdimil zářivý,
Glanssolfugl,
hohtomedestäjä,
suimanga lluent,
nektarnik epoletowy,
spožais nektārputns,
Блестящая нектарница,
テリタイヨウチョウ,
辉花蜜鸟,
異彩花蜜鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens