Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird (Deleornis fraseri) - HBW 13, p. 245
French: Souimanga de Fraser
German: Laubnektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Fraser
Other common names: Brown/Fraser’s Sunbird
Taxonomy: Anthreptes fraseri Jardine and Selby, 1843, Bioko.
Formerly placed in genus Anthreptes. Sometimes treated as conspecific with D. axillaris, but the two meet in SW DRCongo apparently without intergrading. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- idius (Oberholser, 1899) - SW Guinea and Sierra Leone E to Togo; also recorded in extreme S Mali.
- cameroonensis (Bannerman, 1921) - S Nigeria E to SW Central African Republic, S to PRCongo, W DRCongo and NW Angola.
- fraseri (Jardine & Selby, 1843) - Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult in sub-canopy, calling, preening, feeding Locality Nseppe, Mouanko, Littoral Province, Cameroon (ssp cameroonensis)
Martin Kennewell 8 March 2009 2 years ago 39 sec 2.6
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Adult perched
Locality Campo Ma'an National Park, South Province, Cameroon (ssp cameroonensis)
Nik Borrow 5 March 2011 17 weeks ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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