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Photo © by Mark Harper
Conda, Angola, 06 September, 2024

Alternative name: Montane Double-collared Sunbird
Includes Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris ludovicensis

Nectarinia ludovicensis

Identification

Distribution

Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

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

Subspecies

Clements recognizes three subspecies[1].

C. l. ludovicensis in the montane forests of west Angola
C. l. whytei in northern Malawi (Nyika Plateau) and adjacent northeastern Zambia
C. l. skye in east central Tanzania (Rubeho and Udzungwa Highlands)

Subspecies whytei and skye are split by IOC[2] as Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird (C. whytei).

Habitat

Mountains

Behaviour

Diet

Diet consists mainly of nectar, but takes some fruit and, especially when feeding young, insects and spiders.

References

Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird Names (version 7.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ludwig%27s_Double-collared_Sunbird

External Links

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-'''Alternative name: Montane Double-collared Sunbird'''
+[[File:BF Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird MH.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}}<br />Conda, [[Angola]], 06 September, 2024]]
+'''Alternative name: Montane Double-collared Sunbird'''<br/>
+'''Includes Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird'''
 ;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] ludovicensis
 ''Nectarinia ludovicensis''
 ==Identification==
 ==Distribution==
-[[Angola]], [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]].
+[[Angola]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Tanzania]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-Two subspecies recognized:
+This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''Nectarinia''
+====Subspecies====
+Clements recognizes three subspecies[[#References|[1]]].
 * ''C. l. ludovicensis'' in the montane forests of west [[Angola]]
-* ''C. l. whytei'' in the montane forests of northeast [[Zambia]] and west [[Malawi]] (Nyika Plateau)
+* ''C. l. whytei'' in northern [[Malawi]] (Nyika Plateau) and adjacent northeastern [[Zambia]]
-''whytei'' is split by IOC as Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird.
+* ''C. l. skye'' in east central [[Tanzania]] (Rubeho and Udzungwa Highlands)
-This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''Nectarinia''.
+Subspecies ''whytei'' and ''skye'' are split by IOC[[#References|[2]]] as Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird (''C. whytei'').
 ==Habitat==
 Mountains
 ==Behaviour==
-Diet includes mainly nectar, but takes some fruit, and, especially when feeding young, insects and spiders.
+====Diet====
+Diet consists mainly of nectar, but takes some fruit and, especially when feeding young, insects and spiders.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker17V7.2}}
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker17V7.2}}
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 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Sunbird+ludovicensis}}
+{{GSearch|"Cinnyris ludovicensis" {{!}} "Nectarinia ludovicensis" {{!}} "Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird" {{!}} "Montane Double-collared Sunbird"}}
-*[http://birdquest.net/afbid/search.php?func=searchresult&af_bs_id=1920 View more images of this species on the African Bird Image Database.]
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-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cinnyris]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cinnyris]]