Nectarinia
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 Red-tufted Sunbird
Nectarinia johnstoni |
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8 to over 60, see text |
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Nectarinia is a genus of bird in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. What species belong into it has been highly contentious for many decades. Towards the late 20th century, the dominant trend was to use it to group all "typical" sunbirds. More recently it has been split up into many genera, but this move has not yet found widespread application. For one thing, most field guides and similar works either directly or indirectly refer to the old taxonomy. Moreover, though by and large the splitup seems well justified, not all of the new and re-validated genera may be valid.
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[edit] Nectarinia sensu stricto
contains only the following species:
- Bocage's Sunbird, Nectarinia bocagii
- Purple-breasted Sunbird, Nectarinia purpureiventris
- Tacazze Sunbird, Nectarinia tacazze
- Bronze Sunbird, Nectarinia kilimensis
- Golden-winged Sunbird, Nectarinia reichenowi
- Red-tufted Sunbird, Nectarinia johnstoni
- Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa
Also sometimes included here is the Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea).
[edit] Sometimes placed in Anthreptes
- Little Green Sunbird, Nectarinia seimundi
[edit] Sometimes placed in Leptocoma
(which in turn is sometimes merged into Nectarinia):
- Copper-throated Sunbird, Nectarinia calcostetha
- Purple-throated Sunbird, Nectarinia sperata
"Nectarinia aspasia", the Black Sunbird, is now known as Leptocoma sericea.
[edit] Split off as Anabathmis
- Reichenbach's Sunbird, Nectarinia reichenbachii
- Principe Sunbird, Nectarinia hartlaubii
- Newton's Sunbird, Nectarinia newtonii
[edit] Split off as Chalcomitra
- Buff-throated Sunbird, Nectarinia adelberti
- Carmelite Sunbird, Nectarinia fuliginosa
- Green-throated Sunbird, Nectarinia rubescens
- Amethyst Sunbird, Nectarinia amethystina
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia senegalensis
- Hunter's Sunbird, Nectarinia hunteri
- Socotra Sunbird, Nectarinia balfouri
[edit] Split off as Cinnyris
- Olive-bellied Sunbird, Nectarinia chloropygia
- Tiny Sunbird, Nectarinia minulla
- Miombo Sunbird, Nectarinia manoensis
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia chalybeus
- Neergaard's Sunbird, Nectarinia neergaardi
- Stuhlmann's Sunbird, Nectarinia stuhlmanni - sometimes included in C./N. afer
- Prigogine's Sunbird, Nectarinia prigoginei - sometimes included in C./N. afer
- Montane Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia ludovicensis
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia preussi
- Greater Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia afer
- Regal Sunbird, Nectarinia regia
- Rockefeller's Sunbird, Nectarinia rockefelleri
- Eastern Double-collared Sunbird, Nectarinia mediocris
- Moreau's Sunbird, Nectarinia moreaui
- Beautiful Sunbird, Nectarinia pulchellus
- Loveridge's Sunbird, Nectarinia loveridgei
- Mariqua Sunbird, Nectarinia mariquensis
- Shelley's Sunbird, Nectarinia shelleyi
- Congo Sunbird, Nectarinia congensis
- Red-chested Sunbird, Nectarinia erythrocerca
- Black-bellied Sunbird, Nectarinia nectarinioides
- Purple-banded Sunbird, Nectarinia bifasciata
- Tsavo Sunbird, Nectarinia tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciatus/N. bifasciata
- Violet-breasted Sunbird, Nectarinia chalcomelas
- Pemba Sunbird, Nectarinia pembae
- Orange-tufted Sunbird, Nectarinia bouvieri
- Palestine Sunbird, Nectarinia oseus
- Shining Sunbird, Nectarinia habessinica
- Splendid Sunbird, Nectarinia coccinigaster
- Johanna's Sunbird, Nectarinia johannae
- Superb Sunbird, Nectarinia superba
- Rufous-winged Sunbird, Nectarinia rufipennis
- Oustalet's Sunbird, Nectarinia oustaleti
- White-breasted Sunbird, Nectarinia talatala
- Variable Sunbird, Nectarinia venustus
- Dusky Sunbird, Nectarinia fusca
- Ursula's Sunbird, Nectarinia ursulae
- Bates' Sunbird, Nectarinia batesi
- Copper Sunbird, Nectarinia cuprea
- Purple Sunbird, Nectarinia asiaticus
- Olive-backed Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis
- Apricot-breasted Sunbird, Nectarinia buettikoferi
- Flame-breasted Sunbird, Nectarinia solaris
- Souimanga Sunbird, Nectarinia sovimanga
- Seychelles Sunbird, Nectarinia dussumieri
- Madagascar Sunbird, Nectarinia notata
- Humblot's Sunbird, Nectarinia humbloti
- Anjouan Sunbird, Nectarinia comorensis
- Mayotte Sunbird, Nectarinia coquerellii
- Long-billed Sunbird, Nectarinia lotenius
[edit] Split off as Cyanomitra
- Green-headed Sunbird, Nectarinia verticalis
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird, Nectarinia cyanolaema
- Blue-headed Sunbird, Nectarinia alinae
- Cameroon Sunbird, Nectarinia oritis
- Bannerman's Sunbird, Nectarinia bannermani
- Eastern Olive Sunbird, Nectarinia olivacea
- Western Olive Sunbird, Nectarinia obscura - recently split from C./N. obscura
- Mouse-coloured Sunbird, Nectarinia veroxii
[edit] Split off as Dreptes
- Sao Tome Sunbird, Nectarinia thomensis
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