Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (5)
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
Text last updated January 1, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Синьоглава нектарница |
| Catalan | suimanga capblau |
| Croatian | plavoglavi medosas |
| Dutch | Ruwenzorihoningzuiger |
| English | Blue-headed Sunbird |
| English (AVI) | Blue-headed Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Blue-headed Sunbird |
| Finnish | sinipäämedestäjä |
| French | Souimanga d'Aline |
| French (Canada) | Souimanga d'Aline |
| German | Ruwenzorinektarvogel |
| Japanese | ルリガシラタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | blåhodesolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik niebieskogłowy |
| Russian | Синеголовая нектарница |
| Serbian | Plavoglava sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka šafranová |
| Spanish | Suimanga Cabeciazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga cabeciazul |
| Swedish | blåhuvad solfågel |
| Turkish | Mavi Başlı Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Нектарик синьоголовий |
Cyanomitra alinae Jackson, 1904
PROTONYM:
Cyanomitra alinae
Jackson, 1904. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 14, p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ruwenzori.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- alinae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Cyanomitra alinae marungensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Marungu Mts, in SE DRCongo.
Cyanomitra alinae marungensis (Prigogine, 1975)
PROTONYM:
Nectarinia alinae marungensis
Prigogine, 1975. Revue Zoologique Africaine 89, p.468.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- alinae
- marungensis / marunguensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cyanomitra alinae alinae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE DRCongo (W Rwenzori Mts, Virunga Volcanoes), SW Uganda (E Rwenzoris, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest) and NW Rwanda.
Cyanomitra alinae alinae Jackson, 1904
PROTONYM:
Cyanomitra alinae
Jackson, 1904. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 14, p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ruwenzori.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- alinae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cyanomitra alinae tanganjicae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E DRCongo (mountains W of L Kivu, Itombwe Mts, NW of L Tanganyika), SW Rwanda (Nyungwe Forest, SE of L Kivu) and W Burundi.
Cyanomitra alinae tanganjicae (Reichenow, 1915)
PROTONYM:
Chalcomitra verticalis tanganjicae
Reichenow, 1915. Journal für Ornithologie 63, p.128.
TYPE LOCALITY:
forests northwest of Lake Tanganyika. Not a homonym of the differently spelled Cinnyris tanganyikae Grant, 1907, = Nectarinia bouvieri.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- alinae
- tanganicae / tanganjicae / tanganyicae / tanganyika / tanganyikae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cyanomitra alinae derooi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE DRCongo in two main populations (one W of L Albert, the other W of L Edward).
Cyanomitra alinae derooi (Prigogine, 1975)
PROTONYM:
Nectarinia alinae derooi
Prigogine, 1975. Revue Zoologique Africaine 89, p.463.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- alinae
- derooi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cyanomitra alinae kaboboensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Mt Kabobo, in E DRCongo.
Cyanomitra alinae kaboboensis (Prigogine, 1975)
PROTONYM:
Nectarinia alinae kaboboensis
Prigogine, 1975. Revue Zoologique Africaine 89, p.467.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CYANOMITRA
- alinae
- kaboboensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Blue-headed Sunbird
