Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
Text last updated January 1, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartsuikerbekkie |
| Bulgarian | Аметистова нектарница |
| Catalan | suimanga ametista |
| Croatian | zelenokapi medosas |
| Dutch | Amethisthoningzuiger |
| English | Amethyst Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Amethyst Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga améthyste |
| French (Canada) | Souimanga améthyste |
| German | Amethystglanzköpfchen |
| Japanese | アメシストタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | ametystsolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik ametystowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Beija-flor-ametista |
| Russian | Аметистовая нектарница |
| Serbian | Ametistna sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka ametystová |
| Spanish | Suimanga Amatista |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga amatista |
| Swedish | ametistsolfågel |
| Turkish | Ametist Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Нектарець аметистовий |
| Zulu | insusha |
Chalcomitra amethystina (Shaw, 1812)
PROTONYM:
Certhia amethystina
Shaw, 1812. General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8 pt1, p.195.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CHALCOMITRA
- amethystina / amethystinus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Amethyst Sunbird
