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| − | [[Image:23133copper_sunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|This male is not yet in full breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kisumu, [[Kenya]]]] | + | [[Image:23133copper_sunbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|This male is not yet in full breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Kisumu, [[Kenya]], December 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] cupreus | ;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] cupreus | ||
''Nectarinia cuprea'' | ''Nectarinia cuprea'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] | + | [[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 /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''Nectarinia''. | + | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''[[:Category:Nectarinia|Nectarinia]]''. |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. c. cupreus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Senegal]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Uganda]], [[Ethiopia]], western [[Kenya]] and western [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''C. c. chalceus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Angola]] to south-eastern Zaire, western [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cinnyris+cupreus Use "Cinnyris cupreus" to }} | {{GSearch|Cinnyris+cupreus Use "Cinnyris cupreus" to }} | ||
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- Cinnyris cupreus
Nectarinia cuprea
Identification
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
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
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
