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- Cinnyris shelleyi
Nectarinia shelleyi
Includes: Hofmann's Sunbird
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: found only in Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
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. s. shelleyi:
- South-eastern Zaire to south-eastern Tanzania, eastern Zambia, Malawi and northern Mozambique
- C. s. hofmanni:
- Eastern Tanzania (Ruvu and Pangani rivers to Morogoro region) - sometimes split as Hofmann's Sunbird
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Shelley's Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Shelley%27s_Sunbird
