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- Cinnyris minullus
Nectarinia minulla
Identification
Similar Species
ID thread discussing the separation of Tiny Sunbird and Olive-bellied Sunbird.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and eastern DRC
Eastern Africa: found only in western Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.
This is generally considered a monotypic species[1] amadoni not being recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tiny Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tiny_Sunbird
