Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Shining Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus) - HBW 13, p. 289
French: Souimanga brillant
German: Glanznektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Brillante
Other common names: Abyssinian Sunbird
Taxonomy: Nectarinia habessinica Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1828, Eilet, Eritrea.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- habessinicus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828) - NE Sudan, Eritrea and N & C Ethiopia.
- kinneari Bates, 1935 - W Saudi Arabia (S Hijaz S to Asir).
- hellmayri Neumann, 1904 - extreme SW Saudi Arabia, Yemen and SW Oman.
- habessinicus (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828) - NE Sudan, Eritrea and N & C Ethiopia.
- kinneari Bates, 1935 - W Saudi Arabia (S Hijaz S to Asir).
- hellmayri Neumann, 1904 - extreme SW Saudi Arabia, Yemen and SW Oman.
- alter Neumann, 1906 - E Ethiopia and N Somalia.
- turkanae van Someren, 1920 - SE Sudan, NE Uganda, Kenya, S Ethiopia and S Somalia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close up of male singing Locality Ayn Razat, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp hellmayri )
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 4.3 -
A male scratching its head Locality Ayn Razat, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp hellmayri )
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
A male looking around Locality Ayn Sahnawt, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp hellmayri )
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 12 sec 4 -
A male in a flowering tree, feeding on nectar. Locality Afar Plains, Afar Region, Ethiopia (ssp habessinicus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 November 2005 7 years ago 55 sec 4 -
A close up of a male, with nectar on its bill Locality Ayn Razat, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp hellmayri )
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 3.3 -
A back view of a male Locality Ayn Razat, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp hellmayri )
Eric Roualet 13 November 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 3
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In a tree in the Hilton Hotel's garden
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
John A Thompson 1 year ago 4.2 -
In a flower bed in thge Hilton Hotel's garden
Locality Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
John A Thompson 6 November 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
adult male
Locality Sof Omar, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 3 January 2013 16 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird perched in an acacia bush
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp habessinicus)
Ian Fulton 19 February 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
Male feeding on Nicotina glauca
Locality Nefasit, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea
Jason Anderson 19 June 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
A bird perched in an acacia bush
Locality Yabelo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp habessinicus)
Ian Fulton 19 February 2008 3 years ago 3.3
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