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- Cinnyris regius
Nectarinia regia
Cinnyris regia
Identification
Distribution
Western and eastern Africa:
West Africa: found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania
Taxonomy
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. r. regius:
- C. r. anderseni:
- Western Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahale Highlands)
Habitat
Montane rainforest
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Regal Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Regal_Sunbird