Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sunbirds and Spiderhunters :: Variable Sunbird

Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus

Described by: Shaw; Nodder (1799)
Alternate common name(s): White-bellied Sunbird, Somali Sunbird, White-bellied Variable-sunbird, Orange-bellied Sunbird, Orange-bellied Variable-sunbird, Yellow-bellied Sunbird, Yellow-breasted Sunbird
Old scientific name(s): Nectarinia venusta

Photographs

Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda - Mar 1, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  The Gambia - Dec, 2002 © Ben van den Broek  Senegambia Hotel, The Gambia - Nov, 1999 © Ian Esland  Yundum, The Gambia - Nov 24, 2004 © Ian Esland 
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Range

C. and s. Africa;
(1) Senegambia, sw. Mali, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, se. Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Lake Chad and Central African Republic.
(2) S. Gabon, Congo, Angola, s. Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi to e. Zimbabwe, c. Mozambique and ne. South Africa.
(3) Uganda and Zaire.
(4) S. Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and nw. Kenya.
(5) E. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and n. Kenya.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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