Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Subspecies (2)
Robert Cheke and Clive Mann
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 8, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 8, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Koningshoningzuiger |
| English | Regal Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Regal Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga royal |
| French (France) | Souimanga royal |
| German | Königsnektarvogel |
| Japanese | シリアカゴシキタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | kongesolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik królewski |
| Russian | Королевская нектарница |
| Serbian | Kraljevska sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka kráľovská |
| Spanish | Suimanga Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga real |
| Swedish | kungssolfågel |
| Turkish | Kral Nektarkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Маріка королівська |
Cinnyris regius Reichenow, 1893
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris regia
Reichenow, 1893. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 1, p.32.
TYPE LOCALITY:
amended to Ruwenzori by Schouteden, 1937, Rev. Zool. Bot. Africa, 30, p. 166.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CINNYRIS
- regius
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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
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Regal Sunbird