Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Cameroon Sunbird (Cyanomitra oritis) - HBW 13, p. 259
French: Souimanga à tête bleue
German: Blaukopf-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Camerunés
Other common names: (Cameroon) Blue-headed Sunbird(!)
Taxonomy: Cinnyris oritis Reichenow, 1892, Buea, 950 m, Mount Cameroon, Cameroon.
Genus formerly subsumed in Nectarinia. Has been thought to be possibly part of a superspecies formed by C. verticalis, C. bannermani and C. alinae. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bansoensis Bannerman, 1922 - SE Nigeria (Obudu Plateau and Mambilla Plateau) and highlands of W Cameroon (except Mt Cameroon).
- oritis (Reichenow, 1892) - Mt Cameroon (SW Cameroon).
- poensis Alexander, 1903 - Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on Lobelia columnaris
Locality Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Province, Cameroon
Piotr Jonczyk 17 February 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
Cameroon Sunbird, adult male, bird in the hand.
Locality Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Province, Cameroon (ssp bansoensis)
Mark Andrews 1 March 1998 3 years ago 2.8
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