Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Robert Cheke, Clive Mann, Guy M. Kirwan, Kenneth D. Behrens, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.2 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Изящна нектарница |
| Catalan | suimanga cuallarg occidental |
| Croatian | dugorepi medosas |
| Czech | strdimil nádherný |
| Dutch | Groenbuikfeeënhoningzuiger |
| English | Beautiful Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Beautiful Sunbird |
| Finnish | kaunomedestäjä |
| French | Souimanga à longue queue |
| French (Canada) | Souimanga à longue queue |
| German | Elfennektarvogel |
| Japanese | ウツクシオナガタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | fagersolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik piękny |
| Russian | Красивая нектарница |
| Serbian | Zapadna krasna sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka nádherná |
| Slovenian | Zelen medoses |
| Spanish | Suimanga Colilargo Sudanés |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga colilargo sudanés |
| Swedish | smyckesolfågel |
| Turkish | Güzel Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Маріка-ельф |
Revision Notes
Kenneth D. Behrens revised and standardized the account with Clements Checklist update 2024. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Nicholas D. Sly generated the map.
Cinnyris pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Certhia pulchella
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.187.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CINNYRIS
- pulchellum / pulchellus
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Beautiful Sunbird
