Red-chested sunbird

The red-chested sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Red-chested sunbird
Male, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species:
C. erythrocercus
Binomial name
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Hartlaub, 1857
Synonyms[2]
  • Nectarinia erythrocerca Hartlaub, 1857
  • Cinnyris mariquensis kiwuensis Berger, 1907
  • Nectarinia mariquensis kiwuensis (Berger, 1907)
  • Nectarinia adolfifriederici Reichenow, 1908
  • Nectarinia erythrocerca adolfi-friederici (Reichenow, 1908)

Taxonomy and systematics

The red-chested sunbird was originally described as Nectarinia erythrocercus by Gustav Hartlaub in 1857 based on specimens from near the White Nile.[3]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Cinnyris erythrocercus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717994A131981463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717994A131981463.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Cinnyris erythrocercus (Red-chested Sunbird)". Avibase. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. Hartlaub, Gustav. System der Ornithologie Westafrica's (in German). Bremen: C. Schünemann. p. 270.


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