Forest Double-collared Sunbird - BirdForum Opus

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Probably subspecies bensoni
Photo by Dave Clark
Zomba, Malawi, May 2016

Cinnyris fuelleborni

Distribution

Africa: Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.

Taxonomy

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird and Forest Double-collared Sunbird were split from Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• C. f. fuelleborni in the highlands of Tanzania to northern Malawi and northeast Zambia
• C. f. bensoni in the highlands of Malawi and northern Mozambique

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Forest Double-collared Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Forest_Double-collared_Sunbird

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