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+ | [[Image:Eastern_Miombo_Sunbird_by_GuideInAfrica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female with pollen on her face from feeding on flowering Aloes.<br />Photo by {{user|GuideInAfrica|GuideInAfrica}}<br />Matopos National Park, [[Zimbabwe]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] manoensis | ;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] manoensis | ||
''Nectarinia manoensis'' | ''Nectarinia manoensis'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | '''[[Africa]]'''<br /> | ||
+ | Eastern Africa: [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]]. <br /> | ||
+ | Southern Africa: found only in [[Zimbabwe]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''Nectarinia''. | + | [[Image:Miombo_Double-collared_Sunbird.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Female with pollen on her face from feeding on flowering Aloes.<br />Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}<br />Lake Kyle, [[Zimbabwe]], June 2006]] |
+ | This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus ''Cinnyris'' from the genus ''[[:Category:Nectarinia|Nectarinia]]''. | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | *''C. m. manoensis'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Tanzania]] to south-eastern [[Zambia]], [[Zimbabwe]] and northern [[Mozambique]] | ||
+ | *''C. m. amicorum'': | ||
+ | :*Mozambique (Mount Gorongoza) | ||
+ | Eastern Miombo Sunbird and [[Western Miombo Sunbird]] have until recently been considered one species, Miombo Double-collared Sunbird. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Miombo woodland, gardens and edges of montane forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sunbird+manoensis}} | {{GSearch|Sunbird+manoensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cinnyris]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cinnyris]] |
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- Cinnyris manoensis
Nectarinia manoensis
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
Southern Africa: found only in Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- C. m. manoensis:
- Southern Tanzania to south-eastern Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique
- C. m. amicorum:
- Mozambique (Mount Gorongoza)
Eastern Miombo Sunbird and Western Miombo Sunbird have until recently been considered one species, Miombo Double-collared Sunbird.
Habitat
Miombo woodland, gardens and edges of montane forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Miombo Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Miombo_Sunbird