Mascle de Cinnyris afer
Tsavo Sunbird
Cinnyris tsavoensisThe Tsavo Sunbird, Nectarinia (or Cinnyris) tsavoensis, is a small passerine bird of Kenya and Tanzania. It is sometimes lumped with the Purple-banded Sunbird.
The Tsavo Sunbird is 9.5 to 10 cm (3.75 to 4 inches) long. The bill is down-curved and rather short for a sunbird, especially compared to that of the otherwise similar Mariqua Sunbird. The female is greyish-brown above and on the head with a white eyebrow stripe; the throat is either white or dusky with white edges (malar strips). The underparts are faintly yellow-tinged white with dusky stripes on the breast. The tail is bluish-black with grey edges and tip. The juvenile male looks like the dark-throated form of the female. Later it develops a black throat and black wing coverts, both with green feathers intermixed, and often a wide black stripe down the belly. The adult male is apparently the same at all seasons: gleaming bluish-green above and on the head, with a black belly and lower breast. The upper breast may have a maroon band, missing the center or complete and 3 to 5 mm wide. (The male Purple-banded Sunbird has a wider maroon band and a distinct non-breeding plumage.) The song is "a rapid sputtering tsustiseesee, chuchiti-tsi-tsi-tsi-tsi sitisee-see-see-see chitisee…" and variants, sometimes only the last few notes. Calls resemble the Purple-banded Sunbird's: "[l]oud annoyance chatter, chi-chi-chi-chi…" and "a high tsik-tsiki-tsik or brrrzi."
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Tsavo Sunbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Tsavo Sunbird, Nectarinia (or Cinnyris) tsavoensis, is a small passerine bird of Kenya and Tanzania. It is sometimes lumped with the Purple-banded Sunbird. It is ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsavo_Sunbird Tsavo Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris tsavoensis) | the Internet ... Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) Tsavo Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris tsavoensis) - HBW 13, p. 285. French: Souimanga du Tsavo German: Tsavonektarvogel Spanish: ... ibc.lynxeds.com/species/tsavo-purple-ban... Cinnyris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciatus; Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas; Pemba Sunbird, Cinnyris pembae en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnyris birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder for Nectariniidae Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus Tsavo Sunbird Cinnyris tsavoensis Violet-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris chalcomelas Pemba Sunbird Cinnyris pembae www.fatbirder.com/species_and_families/p... TiF Checklist: BASAL PASSEROIDEA — Promeropidae, Dicaeidae ... Purple-banded Sunbird, Cinnyris bifasciatus; Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis; Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas; Pemba Sunbird, Cinnyris pembae jboyd.net/Taxo/List27.html Common Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) | the Internet ... Common Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus) - HBW 13, p. 285. French: Souimanga ... Forms a superspecies with C. tsavoensis, and the two are sometimes treated as ... ibc.lynxeds.com/species/common-purple-ba... Cinnyris - Wikispecies - Wikimedia Foundation Cinnyris asiaticus ♂ ... C. superbus - C. talatala - C. tsavoensis - C. ursulae - C. venustus Name. Cinnyris Cuvier, 1816 species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cinnyris Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Information and Photos Black-bellied Sunbird, Cinnyris nectarinioides LC ; Purple-banded Sunbird, Cinnyris bifasciatus LC ; Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis (sometimes considered subspecies of C ... www.avianweb.com/sunbirds.html Dictionary - Definition of Sunbird - Webster's Online Dictionary ... Purple-banded Sunbird, Cinnyris bifasciatus; Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciatus; Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas www.websters-online-dictionary.org/defin... Sunbird - eNotes.com Reference Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciatus; Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas; Pemba Sunbird, Cinnyris pembae www.enotes.com/topic/Sunbird | Sunbird - Discussion and Encyclopedia Article. Who is Sunbird ... Purple-banded Sunbird, Cinnyris bifasciatus; Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis; Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas; Pemba Sunbird, Cinnyris pembae www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Su... ABC Checklist of African Birds - version history Cinnyris mariquensis Marico Sunbird becomes Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris tsavoensis Tsavo Purple-banded Sunbird becomes Tsavo Sunbird Cinnyris notatus Madagascar Green ... www.africanbirdclub.org/resources/checkl... Worldbirdnames.org Cinnyris bifasciatus : Tsavo Sunbird: Cinnyris tsavoensis : Violet-breasted Sunbird: Cinnyris chalcomelas : Pemba Sunbird: Cinnyris pembae : Orange-tufted Sunbird www.worldbirdnames.org/n-dippers.html Full text of "Check-list of birds of the world" Full text of "Check-list of birds of the world" www.archive.org/stream/checklistofbirds1... sunbird - Turkcebilgi English Section Tsavo Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis - sometimes included in C. bifasciatus; Violet-breasted Sunbird, Cinnyris chalcomelas; Pemba Sunbird, Cinnyris pembae english.turkcebilgi.com/Sunbird Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: Kenya - November 2009 Tsavo Sunbird Cinnyris tsavoensis 398. Violet-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris pembae 399. Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris 400. Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris ... surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=1730 Trip Report Birding Tour Kenya 2009 - Worldwide Birding Tours Short Break Winter 2009 ... 282. Tsavo Purple-banded Sunbird, Cinnyris tsavoensis www.worldwide-birding-tours.com/birding-... Cinnyris - Viquipèdia Cinnyris bifasciatus. Cinnyris tsavoensis. Cinnyris chalcomelas. Cinnyris pembae. Cinnyris bouvieri. Cinnyris osea. Cinnyris habessinicus. Cinnyris coccinigastrus. ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnyris Tanzania bird checklist - Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World Cinnyris bifasciatus: Souimanga du Tsavo: Cinnyris tsavoensis: Souimanga à poitrine violette: Cinnyris chalcomelas: Souimanga de Pemba: Cinnyris pembae: Souimanga de Bouvier avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region... birds lists - Birding Safaris Africa - Specializes in custom ... Cinnyris bifasciatus. Tsavo Sunbird. Cinnyris tsavoensis. Violet-breasted Sunbird. Cinnyris chalcomelas. Pemba Sunbird. Cinnyris pembae. Orange-tufted Sunbird www.birdingsafarisafrica.co.ke/birds-lis... |
