Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Shelley's Sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi) - HBW 13, p. 284
French: Souimanga de Shelley
German: Scharlachbrust-Nektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga de Shelley
Other common names: Shelley’s Double-collared/Black-bellied Sunbird, Zambesi Valley (Double-collared) Sunbird; Hofmann’s Sunbird (hofmanni)
Taxonomy: Cinnyris shelleyi Alexander, 1899, Zambezi River, 60 miles [c. 95 km] below junction of Kafue-Zambezi Rivers, on Zambia-Zimbabwe border.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. May form a superspecies with C. mariquensis, and both are sometimes included in a larger superspecies together with C. congensis, C. erythrocercus and C. nectarinioides. It has been suggested that the races may represent two distinct species, and that these may not necessarily be sister taxa; further study required. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hofmanni Reichenow, 1915 - E Tanzania.
- shelleyi Alexander, 1899 - SW Tanzania, extreme SE DRCongo, Zambia, extreme NW Zimbabwe, Malawi and N Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male bird perched
Locality Shamvura Camp, Kavango Region, Namibia
lankhorst 21 July 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
adult male in breeding plumage
Locality Mikumi National Park, Tanzania (ssp hofmanni)
Nik Borrow 24 October 2012 21 weeks ago 4
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