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''Nectarinia nectarinioides'' | ''Nectarinia nectarinioides'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet. Smallest sunbird. | Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet. Smallest sunbird. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Ethiopia]], [[ | + | Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. |
| + | [[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, 10 June 2009]] | ||
==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<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''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== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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The male helps with rearing the young. | The male helps with rearing the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Answers.com | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sunbird+nectarinioides}} | {{GSearch|Sunbird+nectarinioides}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Cinnyris]] | ||
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- Cinnyris nectarinioides
Nectarinia nectarinioides
Identification
Black, iridescent green neck, long down curved bill, black eye, legs and feet. Smallest sunbird.
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[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- C. n. erlangeri:
- C. n. nectarinioides:
Habitat
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar.
Breeding
Nest is purse-shaped, suspended and built by the female, who also incubates the 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 18 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-bellied_Sunbird
