Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Mouse-colored Sunbird (Cyanomitra veroxii) - HBW 13, p. 261
French: Souimanga murin
German: Graunektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Ratonil
Other common names: Grey/Verreaux’s Sunbird
Taxonomy: Cinnyris veroxii A. Smith, 1831, Cafferland = Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Genus formerly subsumed in Nectarinia. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fischeri (Reichenow, 1880) - coastal lowlands from E & SE Somalia S to NE South Africa (NE KwaZulu-Natal), extending inland locally to S Malawi.
- zanzibarica (Grote, 1932) - Zanzibar, off NE Tanzania.
- veroxii (A. Smith, 1831) - coastal areas of E & S South Africa (E KwaZulu-Natal and E Eastern Cape Province; also isolated records from near Cape Town, in Western Cape).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird at feeder
Locality Wilderness, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Chris and Megan Perkins 17 March 2009 3 years ago 4
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Calls from bushes in forest edge. 11:05am. Locality Enseleni Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Charles Hesse 7 January 2010 2 years ago 4
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