Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Flame-breasted Sunbird (Cinnyris solaris) - HBW 13, p. 298
French: Souimanga de Timor
German: Sonnennektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Timor
Other common names: Timor/Sunda Sunbird
Taxonomy: Nectarinia solaris Temminck, 1825, Ambon; error = Timor.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Closely related to C. jugularis and C. buettikoferi. Described race degener (from Flores) considered inseparable from nominate. Birds on Atauro I (between Wetar and Timor) of uncertain racial identity, provisionally placed in nominate. Moreover, plumage variation clinal, male dullest in W of range (Sumbawa and Flores), grading through C (Lomblen and Alor) and becoming brighter in E (Semau and Timor), and most richly coloured on Wetar, where female also brightest. Race exquisitus rather poorly differentiated, could be consi.. View all taxonomy...
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Closely related to C. jugularis and C. buettikoferi. Described race degener (from Flores) considered inseparable from nominate. Birds on Atauro I (between Wetar and Timor) of uncertain racial identity, provisionally placed in nominate. Moreover, plumage variation clinal, male dullest in W of range (Sumbawa and Flores), grading through C (Lomblen and Alor) and becoming brighter in E (Semau and Timor), and most richly coloured on Wetar, where female also brightest. Race exquisitus rather poorly differentiated, could be considered to represent E end of cline, and species perhaps better treated as monotypic. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- solaris (Temminck, 1825) - Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Lomblen, Alor, Atauro, Timor, Semau, Roti).
- exquisitus E. J. O. Hartert, 1904 - Wetar I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Close-up of female preening Locality Timor, Lesser Sundas (ssp solaris)
mark sutton 14 June 2009 2 years ago 31 sec 4 -
Brief view of a male in a tree and flying away, repeated at slow motion (25%). Locality Pantar, Lesser Sundas (ssp solaris)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2011 24 weeks ago 19 sec 2.8
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A perched bird.
Locality Timor, Lesser Sundas (ssp solaris)
mehdhalaouate 13 April 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
A male perched in a tree.
Locality Pantar, Lesser Sundas (ssp solaris)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2011 13 weeks ago 2.4
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