Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus Scientific name definitions
- Names (17)
- Subspecies (5)
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | strdimil zářivý |
| Dutch | Glanshoningzuiger |
| English (Kenya) | Shining Sunbird |
| English (United States) | Shining Sunbird |
| French | Souimanga brillant |
| German | Glanznektarvogel |
| Icelandic | Glitsóli |
| Japanese | テリタイヨウチョウ |
| Norwegian | glanssolfugl |
| Polish | nektarnik epoletowy |
| Russian | Блестящая нектарница |
| Serbian | Sjajna sunčica |
| Slovak | nektárovka lesklá |
| Spanish | Suimanga Brillante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Suimanga brillante |
| Swedish | abessinsk solfågel |
| Turkish | Habeş Nektarkuşu |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Tammy Zhang curated the media.
Cinnyris habessinicus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828)
PROTONYM:
Nectarinia (Cinnyris) habessinica
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828. Symb. Phys., Aves sig.a, pl.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'ex ora Habessiniae ad Eilet,' i.e., Eilet in Eritrea.
Definitions
- CINNYRIS
- habessinica / habessinicus
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