Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Mayotte Sunbird (Cinnyris coquerellii) - HBW 13, p. 302
French: Souimanga de Mayotte
German: Mayottenektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Mayotte
Other common names: Mayotte Buff-breasted Sunbird
Taxonomy: Nectarinia coquerellii Hartlaub, 1860, no locality = Mayotte, Comoro Islands.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. This species has been thought to be part of the superspecies formed by C. sovimanga, C. humbloti and C. comorensis, but is quite distinct in plumage from all of these. Recent mitochondrial DNA work suggests that these three, present species and C. dussumieri form a clade, and further suggestion is that this clade colonized Indian Ocean islands from continental Africa (at earliest 3·9 million years ago) initially through Comoros; sister-group appears to contain C. bouvieri, C. talatala and C. venustus... View all taxonomy...
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. This species has been thought to be part of the superspecies formed by C. sovimanga, C. humbloti and C. comorensis, but is quite distinct in plumage from all of these. Recent mitochondrial DNA work suggests that these three, present species and C. dussumieri form a clade, and further suggestion is that this clade colonized Indian Ocean islands from continental Africa (at earliest 3·9 million years ago) initially through Comoros; sister-group appears to contain C. bouvieri, C. talatala and C. venustus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mayotte and nearby islets, in SE Comoros.
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Male singing
Locality Mayotte, Comoro Islands
Dubi shapiro 17 December 2010 36 weeks ago 4.6
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