Flame-breasted Sunbird - BirdForum Opus

This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.

Photo by mehdhalaouate
Timor Island, Indonesia, April 2008

Cinnyris solaris

Nectarinia solaris

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Lesser Sundas, Sumba, Timor and Moluccas.

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by James Eaton
Camplong, West Timor, Indonesia, May 2005

This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]

• C. s. solaris:

• Sumbawa, Flores, Besar, Lomblen, Alor, Semau, Rote and Timor

• C. s. exquisitus:

• Wetar Island (eastern Lesser Sundas)

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Flame-breasted Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flame-breasted_Sunbird

External Links

Search for photos of Flame-breasted Sunbird in the gallery