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| − | + | [[Image:STH 5112.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Fort Portal, [[Uganda]], July 2018]] | |
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;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] cupreus | ;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] cupreus | ||
''Nectarinia cuprea'' | ''Nectarinia cuprea'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Copper Sunbird- Female-copy.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|whiteheadedvulture|whiteheadedvulture}}<br />Accra, [[Ghana]], June 2016]] | ||
| + | 12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)<br /> | ||
| + | Male | ||
| + | *copper coloured head, nape and breast | ||
| + | *Dark blue forehead and chin | ||
| + | *Black wings | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]<br /> | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
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This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''[[:Category:Nectarinia|Nectarinia]]''. | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''[[:Category:Nectarinia|Nectarinia]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:23133copper_sunbird.jpg|thumb|300px|right|This male is not yet in full breeding plumage<br />Photo © by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kisumu, [[Kenya]], December 2006]] | ||
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. c. cupreus'': | *''C. c. cupreus'': | ||
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:*[[Angola]] to south-eastern Zaire, western [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | :*[[Angola]] to south-eastern Zaire, western [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Mainly savannas, also wooded savannah-scrub, degraded forest, woodland, swamps, mangroves, coastal thickets and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar, fruit and insects (sometimes hawked aerially); also spiders. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:51, 27 May 2022
- Cinnyris cupreus
Nectarinia cuprea
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
Male
- copper coloured head, nape and breast
- Dark blue forehead and chin
- Black wings
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia and Zimbabwe
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. c. cupreus:
- C. c. chalceus:
Habitat
Mainly savannas, also wooded savannah-scrub, degraded forest, woodland, swamps, mangroves, coastal thickets and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar, fruit and insects (sometimes hawked aerially); also spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Copper Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Copper_Sunbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
