Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Bronze Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) - HBW 13, p. 272
French: Souimanga bronzé
German: Bronzenektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Bronceado
Other common names: Bronzy Sunbird; Gadow’s Sunbird (gadowi)
Taxonomy: Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley, 1885, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gadowi Bocage, 1892 - highlands of WC Angola.
- kilimensis Shelley, 1885 - highlands in E DRCongo, S Uganda, W & C Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and N Tanzania.
- arturi P. L. Sclater, 1906 - S & SE Tanzania, Malawi W of Rift Valley, E Zambia, E highlands of Zimbabwe and adjoining Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female feeding on flowers Locality Travelers Rest Hotel, Kibale National Park, Uganda (ssp kilimensis)
Josep del Hoyo 12 September 2006 4 years ago 25 sec 4 -
A female on a branch, opening its bill and scratching its head Locality Travelers Rest Hotel, Kibale National Park, Uganda (ssp kilimensis )
Josep del Hoyo 12 September 2006 4 years ago 12 sec 3.8 -
A male feeding on nectar Locality Nairobi, Kenya (ssp kilimensi)
Chris and Megan Perkins 30 November 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 3.7 -
An adult male feeding on nectar Locality Naro Moru River Lodge, Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (ssp kilimensis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2000 5 years ago 30 sec 3.7 -
eating nectar Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (ssp kilimensis)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 September 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding on flowers. Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Eldert Groenewoud 4 March 2008 2 years ago 23 sec 3.5
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A pair, feeding in a garden
Locality Virunga National Park, Nord-Kivu Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (ssp kilimensis)
Mlanguy 6 October 2011 19 weeks ago 4 -
A male in a bush
Locality Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 30 November 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird feeding on the nectar of Erythrina abyssinica
Locality Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Piotr Jonczyk 27 February 2011 1 year ago 3.2 -
Male in a blossoming acacia tree
Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Bruno Schmetz 19 September 2007 3 years ago 3 -
Bronze Sunbird on one of the islands in Lake Mburo, Western Uganda
Locality Mbarara, Uganda (Monotypic species)
SURYAKIRAN.NAIK 14 September 2010 1 year ago 2.5
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