Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus) - HBW 13, p. 295
French: Souimanga fuligineux
German: Rußnektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Oscuro
Other common names: White-vented Sunbird, Namaqua Sunbird
Taxonomy: Cinnyris fuscus Vieillot, 1819, Great Namaqualand, Namibia.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Has been thought to form a superspecies with C. cupreus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- inclusus (Clancey, 1970) - coastal SW Angola (Benguela, and Namibe S to R Cunene).
- fuscus Vieillot, 1819 - Namibia, W & C South Africa and S Botswana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A moulting male feeding in flowers Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 5 years ago 37 sec 4.5 -
A male feeding in a bush, then flying away Locality Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 22 January 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 3.4
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Juvenile, feeding on Schotia afra flowers
Locality Augrabies Falls National Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 2 October 2005 47 weeks ago 4.1 -
Female perched.
Locality Aus, Karas Region, Namibia (ssp fuscus)
Fran Trabalon 26 November 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Male, feeding on sugarbush
Locality Goegeap Nature Reserve, Springbok, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 17 August 2005 47 weeks ago 3.8 -
Great views of this guy drinking and preening at a pool on our Namibian Safari.
Locality Namibia
Stan Mansfield 27 April 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
Male, feeding on sugarbush
Locality Goegeap Nature Reserve, Springbok, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 17 August 2005 47 weeks ago 3.6 -
A male perched on wire.
Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia (ssp fuscus)
Ken Havard 4 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5
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Call. 7:07am. Locality Spitzkoppe, Erongo Region, Namibia
(ssp fuscus)
Charles Hesse 13 November 2009 3 years ago 4
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