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
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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
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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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