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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Male_black_bellied_sunbird_kenya.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male of subspecies ''nectarinioides''.<br> Photo © by {{user|THE_FERN|THE_FERN}}. Tsavo East National Park, [[Kenya]], November 2021]] |
;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] nectarinioides | ;[[:Category:Cinnyris|Cinnyris]] nectarinioides | ||
''Nectarinia nectarinioides'' | ''Nectarinia nectarinioides'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Smallest sunbird.<br /> | Smallest sunbird.<br /> | ||
| − | Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet. | + | Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet. |
| + | [[Image:090610 Black-bellied Sunbird 8423.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, non-breeding<br />Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />[[Samburu National Reserve]], [[Kenya]], June 2009]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. | Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
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==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 ''Nectarinia''. | ||
| − | ====Subspecies | + | [[Image:090610 Black-bellied Sunbird 8344.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female or Immature<br />Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />[[Samburu National Reserve]], [[Kenya]], June 2009]] |
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| − | *''C. n. erlangeri'': | + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: |
| − | + | *''C. n. erlangeri'': Savanna of south-eastern [[Ethiopia]] to southern [[Somalia]] and extreme north-eastern [[Kenya]] | |
| − | *''C. n. nectarinioides'': | + | *''C. n. nectarinioides'': Lowlands of interior northern [[Kenya]] to extreme north-eastern [[Tanzania]] |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Savanna, riparian woodland in semi-arid scrub. | Savanna, riparian woodland in semi-arid scrub. | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:58, 16 November 2023
- Cinnyris nectarinioides
Nectarinia nectarinioides
Identification
Smallest sunbird.
Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is one of the many Sunbirds that have recently been moved to the genus Cinnyris from the genus Nectarinia.
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- C. n. erlangeri: Savanna of south-eastern Ethiopia to southern Somalia and extreme north-eastern Kenya
- C. n. nectarinioides: Lowlands of interior northern Kenya to extreme north-eastern Tanzania
Habitat
Savanna, riparian woodland in semi-arid scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar.
Breeding
Nest is purse-shaped, suspended and built by the female, who also incubates the clutch of 1-3 eggs alone. The male helps with rearing the young.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Answers.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-bellied Sunbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Sunbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
