Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Buff-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra adelberti) - HBW 13, p. 263
French: Souimanga à gorge rousse
German: Fahlkehl-Glanzköpfchen
Spanish: Suimanga Gorjiclaro
Taxonomy: Cinnyris adelberti Gervais, 1833, Senegal; ?error = Sierra Leone.
Genus previously merged with Nectarinia. Has sometimes been thought to form a superspecies with C. rubescens; alternatively, considered by others possibly closer to C. senegalensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- adelberti (Gervais, 1833) - NW Guinea, and Sierra Leone E to Ghana and WC Togo.
- eboensis (Jardine, 1843) - E Benin E to SE Nigeria and W border of Cameroon.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male preening and shaking the plumage. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp adelberti)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 3 years ago 34 sec 3.5 -
A male rubbing its bill. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp adelberti)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A dorsal view of a female moving among perches and a male displaying. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp adelberti)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 2.7 -
A male perched on a tree Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2009 3 years ago 23 sec 2.5
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A male on a branch.
Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp adelberti)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A perched male sticking out its tongue.
Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain (ssp adelberti)
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3
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