Stuhlmann's Double-collared Sunbird - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Stuhlmann's Sunbird

Male
Photo by MarcellC
Volcanoes National Park, North-western Rwanda, September 2009

Cinnyris stuhlmanni

Nectarinia stuhlmanni

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies^[1]

Female
Photo by MarcellC
Volcanoes National Park (near Dian Fossey site), North-western Rwanda, September 2009

There are 4 subspecies:

• C. s. stuhlmanni:

• Rwenzori Mountains (eastern Zaire and western Uganda)

• C. s. schubotzi:

• Eastern Zaire (mountains west of Lake Kivu), adjacent Rwanda and Burundi

• C. s. chapini:

• Eastern Zaire and southern Burundi (mountains west of Lake Edward to Mount Kabobo)

• C. s. graueri:

• Kivu Volcanos, Rwanda and south-western Uganda (Mount Muhavura)

Habitat

Heaths, forest edges

Behaviour

Breeding

The female builds the nest

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stuhlmann's Double-collared Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stuhlmann%27s_Double-collared_Sunbird

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